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the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 for calculating the return of unearned Title IV funds. Anyremaining funds are returned to the student. For details, contact the Financial Aid Office.Financial AidLoan, scholarship and other financial aid information is available through the Office of Financial Aid. It isthe student’s responsibility to seek out that information. Please see Financial Aid in the Introduction to theSchool of Graduate Studies section (page 242).PA Program Student Organization: Dr. Harvey Estes Student SocietyStudents within the program are eligible for membership in the Student Association of the AmericanAcademy of Physician Assistants and the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants.Information Technology and Online InstructionStudents should be proficient with the use of e-mail and Internet services as well as basic softwareprograms such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Students will need to access instructionalwebsites and be able to download course material as well as communicate via online discussion boards.All students are required to have Internet and e-mail access, without exception. Some Web site instructionmay be employed in the classroom. Thus, it is highly recommended that laptops be used in the classroom.The program has a dedicated PA classroom with wireless Internet and satellite capabilities. Clinicalstudents are required to have a PDA at the beginning of their second clinical year.Mandatory Student E-Mail PolicyAn e-mail account (ending in @student.methodist.edu) will be created for all Methodist University studentsby the Computer Services Staff. Students will receive their email account information in a letter from theAdmissions Office. If you do not receive your email account, you will need to contact the ComputerAssisted Composition (CAC) Lab attendant in one of the following three ways; physically go the CAC labin the Trustees Classroom building, room 375, call the CAC lab attendant at extension 910-630-7300, oremail, help@methodist.edu for assistance. All students are responsible for checking their e-mail daily formessages from the University. All Official University information (e.g., grades, academic notices, campuscalendars, attendance policy updates, registration and financial information, etc.) will be sent electronicallyonly. No University information will be sent to any other e-mail address.Mandatory Student E-Mail Policy for Graduate StudentsThe above policy applies to all Methodist University graduate students. However, for graduate students inthe Master of Justice Administration, The Professional MBA at Methodist University, and the M.M.S. inPhysician Assistant Studies programs, e-mail addresses and passwords will be issued to students by theirprogram coordinators.DIDACTIC COURSESPHA 500 MEDICAL ETHICS2 s.h.The purpose of this seminar is to integrate the learning of medical ethics, morality and the legal issuessurrounding medical ethics, beginning with the didactic phase of PA education through the clinical phase ofPA education. The goal is to provide topics relevant to the PA student’s area of training and expand thosetopics as the student’s understanding and experience in medicine matures.PHA 501 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT ORIENTATION I1 s.h.In this course, students will trace the history of medicine and the development of various medicalprofessionals to include physicians, nurses, allied health workers, and the physician assistant. The studentwill be introduced to the development of medical education in the United States and become familiar withissues challenging the PA profession today. Students will also be introduced to the various roles in whichPhysician Assistants practice to include rural health, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, and the militaryPA. Several topics such as sponsoring and governing professional organizations, state licensing, nationalaccrediting boards, hospital staff credentialing, home health care, care of the homeless, inner city healthcare, and North Carolina laws governing physician assistants will be examined. Students will also learn262