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Physician assistant (PA) courses
AP 303. Physiology for PA’s: This course
emphasizes those aspects of human anatomy
and physiology that are most important to an
understanding of pathophysiology, physical
diagnosis of disease, interpretation of patient
clinical assessment and treatment of disease.
Prerequisites: First professional year standing in
the PA program. (U)(4)
AP 304. Anatomy for PA’s: This course
emphasizes those aspects of human anatomy
that are most important to an understanding of
pathophysiology, physical diagnosis of disease,
interpretation of patient clinical assessment and
treatment of disease. Prerequisites: Grade of C
or better in AP303. (U)(5)
AP 306. Research Principles: This course
provides an overview of the important components
of quality clinical research, including the
various types of research, the research process,
research theory, ethical issues in clinical research
principles of measurement, and foundations of
research design. Prerequisite: First professional
year standing in the PA program. (U)(3)
AP 307. Pathophysiology I: This course will
emphasize normal structure/function of human
organ systems and the physiology of disease, of
disordered function, or derangement of function
seen in human disease. Prerequisite: First professional
year standing in the PA program. (U)(5)
AP 308. Pharmacology I: This course provides
an introduction to the principles of drug
absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion.
In addition, the course includes a study of
the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic and
adverse effects of drugs used to treat human
disease. Prerequisite: First professional year
standing in the PA program. (U)(3)
AP 309. Pathophysiology II: This course is
a continuation of AP 307, Pathophysiology I.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in AP 307.
(U)(4)
AP 310. Pharmacology II: This course is
a continuation of AP 308, Pharmacology I.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in AP 308.
(U)(3)
AP 311. Research Statistics: This course
introduces the student to basic descriptive and
inferential statistics including selecting the most
appropriate statistical test for a given research
question and data set and conducting hypothesis
testing. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better
in AP 306. (U)(3)
AP 401. History & Physical Assessment
I: Prepares the physician assistant to do a
complete history and physical examination.
Prerequisite: PA fourth year standing. (U)(3)
AP 402. History & Physical Assessment II:
A continuation of AP 401. Prerequisite AP 401
History & Physical Assessment I. (U)(3)
AP 403. Social and Behavioral Medicine:
Introduction in the basic counseling skills
necessary to help patients cope with illness and
injury, follow prescribed treatment regimens,
and modify patient’s attitudes and behaviors
to more healthful patterns. This includes a
functional understanding of personality development,
normative responses to stress,
psychosomatic manifestations of illness and
injury, sexuality, responses to death and dying,
and behavioral patterns related to the
maintenance and restoration of health.
Prerequisite: Professional phase status in
the Physician Assistant Program. (U)(3)
AP 406. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures:
This course will introduce the student to
clinical skills of both diagnostic and therapeutic
value in order to screen for, prevent and treat
disease entities. Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing
in the Physician Assistant Program. (U)(3)
AP 407. Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM):
This course provides the pre-clinical PA student
an opportunity to acquire and develop clinical
research skills essential to success in clinical
rotations and professional practice. The student
will learn to obtain, evaluate and apply information
to solve specific clinical problems. (U)(1)
AP 409. Research Applications for Physician
Assistants: In this course, the student applies
previously learned principles of research and
statistics by analyzing studies from the medical
literature, writing an evidence-based position
paper on a controversial medical topic, and
actively participating in the research process.
The student will be provided with a research
project idea and will ten develop a research
question, design a study methodology, submit
a research proposal and IRB application, gather
and analyze data, and write-up each of the
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