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2014-2015 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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MPAS 5255 Neurology
2 SCH. This course presents common conditions encountered in Neurology from the primary care perspective. The course focuses upon diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and patient management. Students also learn the relevant epidemiology, demographics, pathophysiology, expected history and physical, laboratory and imaging studies, treatments, and monitoring. Important patient education, health promotion, and disease prevention will be included. Learning activities may include lectures, labs, case studies, small groups, self-directed study and individual activities. Assessment is conducted using written and lab examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5260 Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
2 SCH. This course presents common conditions encountered in Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology from the primary care perspective. The course focuses upon diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and patient management. Students also learn the relevant epidemiology, demographics, pathophysiology, expected history and physical, laboratory and imaging studies, treatments, and monitoring. Important patient education, health promotion, and disease prevention will be included. Learning activities may include lectures, labs, case studies, small groups, self-directed study and individual activities. Assessment is conducted using written and lab examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5265 Endocrinology
2 SCH. This course presents common conditions encountered in Endocrinology from the primary care perspective. The course focuses upon diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and patient management. Students also learn the relevant epidemiology, demographics, pathophysiology, expected history and physical, laboratory and imaging studies, treatments, and monitoring. Important patient education, health promotion, and disease prevention will be included. Learning activities may include lectures, labs, case studies, small groups, self-directed study and individual activities. Assessment is conducted using written and lab examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5270 Genitourinary System
2 SCH. This course presents common conditions encountered in Urology and Nephrology from the primary care perspective. The course focuses upon diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and patient management. Students also learn the relevant epidemiology, demographics, pathophysiology, expected history and physical, laboratory and imaging studies, treatments, and monitoring. Important patient education, health promotion, and disease prevention will be included. Learning activities may include lectures, labs, case studies, small groups, self-directed study and individual activities. Assessment is conducted using written and lab examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5275 Pulmonology
2 SCH. This course presents common conditions encountered in Pulmonology from the primary care perspective. The course focuses upon diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and patient management. Students also learn the relevant epidemiology, demographics, pathophysiology, expected history and physical, laboratory and imaging studies, treatments, and monitoring. Important patient education, health promotion, and disease prevention will be included. Learning activities may include lectures, labs, case studies, small groups, self-directed study and individual activities. Assessment is conducted using written and lab examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5280 Gastroenterology
2 SCH. This course presents common conditions encountered in Gastroenterology from the primary care perspective. The course focuses upon diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and patient management. Students also learn the relevant epidemiology, demographics, pathophysiology, expected history and physical, laboratory and imaging studies, treatments, and monitoring. Important patient education, health promotion, and disease prevention will be included. Learning activities may include lectures, labs, case studies, small groups, self-directed study and individual activities. Assessment is conducted using written and lab examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5285 Special Topics in Clinical Medicine
2 SCH. This course presents common conditions encountered in Hematology and Geriatric Medicine. Other clinical medicine subjects relevant to a PA in a primary care practice may be addressed in this course. The course focuses upon diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and patient management. Also covered is the relevant epidemiology, demographics, pathophysiology, expected history and physical, laboratory and imaging studies, treatments, and monitoring. Important patient education, health promotion, and disease prevention will be included. Learning activities may include lectures, labs, case studies, small groups, self-directed study and individual activities. Assessment is conducted using written and lab examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5302 Fundamentals of Behavioral Science
3 SCH. This course presents common psychosocial conditions encountered in primary care practice. The course focuses upon diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and patient management. Also covered is the relevant epidemiology, demographics, pathophysiology, expected history and physical, treatments, and monitoring. Important patient education, health promotion, and opportunities for prevention will be included. Learning activities may include lectures, labs, case studies, small groups, self-directed study and individual activities. Assessment is conducted using written and lab examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5312 Culture/Diversity in Health Care
2 SCH. This course prepares the PA Student for underserved primary care practice by examining cultural concepts and social issues related to the health of diverse patient populations. Through lecture presentations, class discussions, and group interactions, PA students explore the factors that affect delivery of healthcare to underserved populations including resource management, cultural issues, institutional barriers and provider bias. Assessment is conducted using written assignments, group presentations and quizzes. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5322 Physical Diagnosis
3 SCH. This course introduces students to skills used in developing a differential diagnosis. Students learn to elicit a problem-focused history and physical and analyze those findings, augmented by information gathered from the interpretation of lab/diagnostic studies, to arrive at a possible diagnosis given selected findings. Assessment is conducted using written and lab examinations, independent study, group assignments, and writing assignments. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5350 Professional Issues for Medical Practice
2 SCH. This course provides introduction to a variety of topics that are relevant to PA professional practice and membership in the PA profession. Through lecture, discussion, and group interactions, students are introduced to characteristics that distinguish various roles of the PA on the healthcare team. Topics include patient safety and medical ethics, basic public health principles, personal safety measures, professional competency, and inter-professional practice. Assessment is conducted using participation in class activities and written assignments. Pass/No Pass
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MPAS 5360 Pediatric Medicine
3 SCH. This course presents common conditions encountered in Pediatric Medicine. The course focuses upon diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and patient management. Students also learn the relevant epidemiology, demographics, pathophysiology, expected history and physical, laboratory and imaging studies, treatments, and monitoring. Important patient education, health promotion, and disease prevention will be included. Learning activities may include lectures, labs, case studies, small groups, self-directed study and individual activities. Assessment is conducted using written and lab examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5370 Obstetrics and Gynecology
3 SCH. This course presents common conditions encountered in Obstetrics and Gynecology. The course focuses upon diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and patient management. Students also learn the relevant epidemiology, demographics, pathophysiology, expected history and physical, laboratory and imaging studies, treatments, and monitoring. Important patient education, health promotion, and disease prevention will be included. Learning activities may include lectures, labs, case studies, small groups, self-directed study and individual activities. Assessment is conducted using written and lab examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5380 Musculoskeletal System
3 SCH. This course presents common conditions encountered in Orthopedics and Rheumatology from the primary care perspective. The course focuses upon diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and patient management. Students also learn the relevant epidemiology, demographics, pathophysiology, expected history and physical, laboratory and imaging studies, treatments, and monitoring. Important patient education, health promotion, and disease prevention will be included. Learning activities may include lectures, labs, case studies, small groups, self-directed study and individual activities. Assessment is conducted using written and lab examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5401 Clinical Anatomy 1
4 SCH. This course facilitates the study of human anatomical structures, their function, and their relationship to selected disease processes with emphasis on the application of this knowledge to PA and PT practice. Learning strategies utilized include lectures, group activities, team-based learning activities, laboratory-based studies, anatomical models, plastinated specimens, prosected cadavers, and anatomy software. Regional and topographical findings are correlated with the underlying structures. This course focuses on neurological, muscular, skeletal, and head/neck anatomy and relationships and how these relationships inform and influence diagnosis and therapy. Assessments are conducted using computer-based and written examinations and lab practicals. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5404 Clinical Pharmacology
4 SCH. This course introduces principles of pharmacology to develop understanding and application of effective and safe therapeutic regimens for patients. Course objectives involve learning basic principles of pharmacology such as pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug absorption, metabolism and excretion. These basic components are applied to understanding commonly prescribed drugs and drug classes including their therapeutic application, mechanisms of action, adverse effects, and drug interactions. An integral part of the course is writing prescriptions and dosage calculation. Assessment is conducted using written examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5406 Cardiology
4 SCH. This course presents common conditions encountered in Cardiology from the primary care perspective. The course focuses upon diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and patient management. Also covered is the relevant epidemiology, demographics, pathophysiology, expected history and physical, laboratory and imaging studies, treatments, and monitoring. Students also learn how to utilize, evaluate, and interpret 12-lead and rhythm electrocardiograms. Important patient education, health promotion, and disease prevention will be included. Learning activities may include lectures, labs, case studies, small groups, self-directed study and individual activities. Assessment is conducted using written and lab examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5410 Introduction to Disease
5 SCH. This course introduces the basic etiologies and pathogenesis that underlie diseases. Through lecture presentations and case discussions, students are introduced to the origin and development of most diseases, emphasizing injury due to inflammatory, vascular, immunologic, neoplastic, developmental, genetic, and infectious mechanisms. Assessment is conducted using written examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5412 Physical Exam Skills with Lab
5 SCH. This course teaches the novice PA student how to perform a complete physical exam on an adult patient. Lecture, laboratory, and small group activities are utilized to deliver the skills needed to successfully perform a detailed and thorough physical exam. The student will learn patient education relative the physical exam, correct examination technique, selected special physical exams, and interpretation and reporting of physical exam findings. This course also introduces the student to proper documentation of a physical exam using appropriate medical terminology. Emphasis is placed on recognizing normal findings but selected abnormalities are also presented and discussed. Assessment is conducted using written examinations, practical examinations, written assignments, and participation in lab sessions. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5450 Elective Practicum
4 SCH. This is a supervised clinical experience in an area chosen by the student, according to the student’s individual clinical interest and approved by the Director of Clinical Education (or designee) for the PA program. Students develop educational objectives for this practicum, which must also be approved by the Director of Clinical Education (or designee) and agreed to by the clinical preceptor. Assessment is conducted using preceptor evaluations, completion of a reflective written assignment, and participation in patient care and PASS Day activities. Pass/No Pass
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MPAS 5451 Underserved Clinical Practicum
4 SCH. This is a supervised clinical experience that focuses on the unique relationship between the primary care provider and the patient population in underserved settings. Students learn the aspects of providing care, as well as, the health care resources available in underserved communities. Assessment is conducted using preceptor evaluations, end of rotation examination and participation in patient care and PASS Day activities. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5454 Pediatrics Practicum
4 SCH. This is a supervised clinical experience that focuses on the patient population that includes infants, small children and adolescents up to age 18. Students learn to evaluate, monitor and manage common pediatric problems and emergencies, and act as a guide and resource to patients and their families as they progress through the growth and development from infancy through childhood and adolescence. Assessment is conducted using preceptor evaluations, end of rotation examination and participation in patient care and PASS Day activities. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5456 Psychiatry Practicum
4 SCH. This is a supervised clinical experience that focuses on the evaluation and management of patients with a variety of psychiatric problems. The practicum will provide the opportunity to develop an understanding of the role of PA’s, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and nurses in the care of psychiatric patients. Students develop the skills necessary to evaluate, monitor and manage common mental health problems. Assessment is conducted using preceptor evaluations, end of rotation examination and participation in patient care and PASS Day activities. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5458 Obstetrics and Gynecology Practicum
4 SCH. This is a supervised clinical experience that focuses on the impact of disease processes related to the reproductive system of female patients. Students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to evaluate, manage and educate patients in the areas of women’s health, human sexuality, birth control, infertility, pregnancy, pre and postnatal care, and menopause. Assessment is conducted using preceptor evaluations, end of rotation examination and participation in patient care and PASS Day activities. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5459 Emergency Medicine Practicum
4 SCH. This is a supervised clinical experience that focuses on the skills and knowledge necessary to recognize conditions that have the potential to progress to life threatening or potentially disabling conditions. Students will learn to triage and stabilize patients with life threatening or potentially disabling conditions, utilize lab and imaging studies, and interact with other health care professionals and victims’ families in times of extreme stress. Assessment is conducted using preceptor evaluations, end of rotation examination and participation in patient care and PASS Day activities. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5460 Inpatient Practicum
4 SCH. This is a supervised clinical experience that focuses on practice-based learning within the inpatient setting. Experiences in the inpatient setting provide students with opportunities to learn the unique healthcare requirements of the hospitalized patient, including admission physical exams, documenting patient care, determining admission and discharge orders, and developing patient care plans that address dietary needs, ambulatory restrictions, and patient safety. Assessment is conducted using preceptor evaluations, completion of a reflective written assignment, and participation in patient care and PASS Day activities. Pass/No Pass
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MPAS 5612 Human Physiology
5 SCH. This course is an advanced study of the physiology of human organs, systems, and cellular function. Basic knowledge of metabolism and nutrition is also included. This course will highlight physiological principles that apply to clinical medicine, disease processes, and pharmacotherapeutics. Learning strategies include didactic lectures which are supplemented with relevant clinical case discussion. Assessment is conducted using written examinations. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5800 Placeholder Practicum
Placeholder Practicum is designed to hold the 8 SCH that PA Year 2’s will be enrolled in during their spring semester.
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MPAS 5853 Internal Medicine Practicum
8 SCH. This is a supervised clinical experience that focuses on the adult patient population by concentrating on the evaluation and ongoing treatment of patients with complex medical problems and/or chronic illness. This practicum contains experiences in both the outpatient and inpatient setting for the discipline. The student will perform or assist in procedures commonly used in internal medicine. Assessment is conducted using preceptor evaluations, end of rotation examination and participation in patient care and PASS Day activities. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5855 Family Medicine Practicum
8 SCH. This is a supervised clinical experience that encompasses the treatment of patients from pediatrics to geriatrics. It focuses on important aspects related to health maintenance and preventive care, and the traditional aspects of primary care as it relates to the patient, family and community. Students will develop the skills necessary to evaluate, monitor and manage common health problems. This course is designed for the student to demonstrate their cognitive ability while applying practical standards of care. Assessment is conducted using preceptor evaluations, end of rotation examination and participation in patient care and PASS Day activities. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5857 Surgery Practicum
8 SCH. This is a supervised clinical experience that focuses on the evaluation and management of the pre and post-surgical patient. Students gain experience in the operating room, including proper sterile technique, the efficient use of surgical instruments, and surgical techniques. This practicum contains experiences in general surgery and specialty surgery settings in outpatient and inpatient areas of the discipline. Assessment is conducted using preceptor evaluations, end of rotation examination and participation in patient care and PASS Day activities. Letter Grade
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MPAS 5990 Physician Assistant Directed Studies
This course represents a unique classroom and/or laboratory-based learning experience designed with the needs of individual student in mind. It provides a student-centered alternative method to enhance or increase learning of subject(s) related to the study of health and disease. Course length and semester credit value vary based on content and schedule. Assessment varies according to subject matter. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7100 Advanced Geriatrics Elective
1 SCH. This course will provide students with the opportunity to learn advanced skills in the provision of pharmaceutical care to the elderly population in a variety of practice settings. This course will involve advanced discussion of the social, economic, and ethical issues of aging, as well as the pathophysiology, pharmacotherapy, and management of common medical conditions in the geriatric population. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7110 IPPE 1
1 SCH. Students are trained in Basic Life Support (BLS), participate in health fairs coordinated &/or sponsored by UNTHSC and are oriented and begin the Seniors Assisting in Geriatric Education (SAGE) program (see description below). At health fairs, students may screen patients for one or more of the following: hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, and osteoporosis. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7116 Clinical Case Discussions 1
1 SCH. A series of courses designed to develop, foster and improve problem-solving, team building, critical thinking, self-directed learning and interpersonal skills centered on introductory concepts in patient care. Included is a strong emphasis on professional values and behaviors, attitudes, interprofessional experiences, and cultural competence. Team-based learning formats are utilized. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7120 IPPE 2
1 SCH. This course is a continuation of 7110. Students receive immunization certification training and complete simulations in this course. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7126 Clinical Case Discussions 2
1 SCH. A series of courses designed to develop, foster and improve problem-solving, team building, critical thinking, self-directed learning and interpersonal skills centered on introductory concepts in patient care. Included is a strong emphasis on professional values and behaviors, attitudes, interprofessional experiences, and cultural competence. Team-based learning formats are utilized. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7130 IPPE 4
1 SCH. Students continue participation in the SAGE program and health fairs that may include students providing immunizations to participants under supervision of a preceptor. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7136 Integrated Pharmacy Recitation Laboratory 1
1 SCH. A course that is designed to develop, foster and improve problem solving, team building, critical thinking, self-directed learning and interpersonal skills. Clinical patient cases are used to integrate the relevant pathophysiology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology and pharmacotherapy with social/behavioral pharmacy principles involved in the treatment of a variety of diseases in a variety of patients. Case discussions involve material being presented in the Integrated Pharmacotherapy sequence and include a strong emphasis on professional values and behaviors, attitudes, interprofessional experiences, and cultural competence. Team-based learning formats are utilized. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7137 Pharmacy Practice Skills Laboratory 3
1 SCH. A continuation of the Skills Lab sequence concentrating on pharmacy calculations and sterile compounding. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7140 IPPE 5
1 SCH. is a continuation of 7130. Students receive training and simulations in Medication Therapy Management (MTM) and medication reconciliation or transition of care. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7146 Integrated Pharmacy Recitation Laboratory 2
1 SCH. A course that is designed to develop, foster and improve problem solving, team building, critical thinking, self-directed learning and interpersonal skills. Clinical patient cases are used to integrate the relevant pathophysiology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology and pharmacotherapy with social/behavioral pharmacy principles involved in the treatment of a variety of diseases in a variety of patients. Case discussions involve material being presented in the Integrated Pharmacotherapy sequence and include a strong emphasis on professional values and behaviors, attitudes, interprofessional experiences, and cultural competence. Team-based learning formats are utilized. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7147 Pharmacy Practice Skills Laboratory 4
1 SCH. A continuation of the Skills Lab sequence concentrating on drug literature evaluation and the incorporation of evidenced based guidelines into practice. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7150 IPPE 7
SCH. Students participate in MTM in the community setting and medication reconciliation in the institutional setting. Students complete a medication literacy project that is presented to a targeted audience. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7156 Integrated Pharmacy Recitation Laboratory 3
1 SCH. A course that is designed to develop, foster and improve problem solving, team building, critical thinking, self-directed learning and interpersonal skills. Clinical patient cases are used to integrate the relevant pathophysiology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology and pharmacotherapy with social/behavioral pharmacy principles involved in the treatment of a variety of diseases in a variety of patients. Case discussions involve material being presented in the Integrated Pharmacotherapy sequence and include a strong emphasis on professional values and behaviors, attitudes, interprofessional experiences, and cultural competence. Team-based learning formats are utilized. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7160 IPPE 8
1 SCH. is a continuation of 7150. In addition, students are trained in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) with the use of high-fidelity manikin simulation of a code, i.e., treatment of a hospitalized patient with a myocardial infarction. This exercise will also include physician assistant and medical students. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7166 Integrated Pharmacy Recitation Laboratory 4
1 SCH. A course that is designed to develop, foster and improve problem solving, team building, critical thinking, self-directed learning and interpersonal skills. Clinical patient cases are used to integrate the relevant pathophysiology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology and pharmacotherapy with social/behavioral pharmacy principles involved in the treatment of a variety of diseases in a variety of patients. Case discussions involve material being presented in the Integrated Pharmacotherapy sequence and include a strong emphasis on professional values and behaviors, attitudes, interprofessional experiences, and cultural competence. Team-based learning formats are utilized. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7200 The Clinical Community Pharmacist
2 SCH. The majority of pharmacists work in the community pharmacy setting and many desire a more active role in the care of their patients. This course is designed to explore the opportunities to provide pharmaceutical care to patients in the community pharmacy with an emphasis of non-dispensing activities. During this course, students will examine the current level of clinical services available in community pharmacy settings, identify barriers that limit the availability of such services, and discuss actions that can be taken to enhance pharmaceutical care for community pharmacy patients. Pass/No Pass
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PHAR 7202 Independent Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences
2 SCH. This course reviews and emphasizes current research in foundational sciences in pharmacy. Under the supervision of faculty members, students are required to participate in presentations and discussion of current articles. Pass/No Pass
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PHAR 7203 PharmD Research & Seminar
2 SCH. This is an elective course for the P2 and P3 year PharmD students to embark on either literature-based or laboratory-based research and seminar to complement their didactic learning experiences. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7214 Pharmacotherapy of Self-Care 1
2 SCH. The pharmacists role in facilitating patient self-care through the treatment of minor ailments, non-prescription pharmaceutical pharmaceuticals and supplies commonly found in ambulatory pharmacy practice sites, use of complementary and alternative products and their limitations, decision making skills for ambulatory patient triage, and home diagnostic products. Conditions covered include headache, fever, musculoskeletal injuries, cough and cold, allergies, asthma, menstrual disorders, and various dermatologic disorders. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7217 Pharmacy Practice Skills Laboratory 1
2 SCH. The first in a series of laboratories designed to teach and reinforce various skills, attitudes, behaviors and values needed for pharmacy practice. Included are principles of patient assessment, pharmacy calculations and the Top 200 Drugs. Includes some interprofessional experiences. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7224 Pharmacotherapy of Self-Care 2
2 SCH. A continuation of 7214 concentrating on insomnia and fatigue, smoking cessation, nutrition, nutraceuticals, obesity, gastro-intestinal disorders, urinary incontinence, hemorrhoids and occult blood, and parasitic infections. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7227 Pharmacy Practice Skills Laboratory 2
2 SCH. A continuation of the Skills Lab sequence concentrating on pharmacy calculations, extemporaneous compounding and patient education. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7229 IPPE 3
2 SCH. Students are introduced to community pharmacy practice during this rotation. Objectives are listed in Table 14-2. Some of these are described in the APhA Community Preceptor Education Program publication. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7232 Principles of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology
2 SCH. The pre-requisite principles needed for the integrated pharmacotherapy sequence including terminology, chemical properties influencing ADME, pharmacophores, SAR, receptor theory, drug receptor and transporter interactions, mechanisms of action, dose-response and time-response relationships, and drug discovery and development. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7249 IPPE 6
2 SCH. Students are introduced to institutional pharmacy practice during this rotation. Objectives are listed in Table 14-3. Some of these are described in the 2010 ASHP-ACPE Joint Task Force Report on Entry-level Competencies. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7262 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 8: MS Connective Tissue Dx
2 SCH. A continuation of 7534 concentrating on diseases affecting the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissues. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7263 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 9: Special Populations
2 SCH. A continuation of 7534 concentrating on pharmacotherapy issues in special populations i.e. pediatric, geriatric, obese etc. patients. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7264 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 10: Critical Care
2 SCH. A continuation of 7534 concentrating on the pharmacotherapy of critically ill patients. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7313 Pharmaceutics 1
3 SCH. An introduction to dosage forms and their physiochemical properties to optimize stability, absorption and distribution to target tissues. Includes solubility, crystalline and amorphous solids, oral drug delivery systems, dissolution versus disintegration, drug solutions and drug solids, polymers and macromolecules, emulsions and suspensions, micelles, colloids, and excipients. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7315 Pharmacy Practice 1: The Profession
3 SCH. An introduction to pharmacy practice including prescription components and who can prescribe, evolution of practice, history, career pathways, basic ethics and professionalism, education, basic legal issues and responsibilities for interns, health care delivery systems, medication safety, basic drug information, and advocacy/leadership. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7321 Pharmacotherapy of Infectious Disease
3 SCH. The fundamental concepts regarding microbiological agents known to cause disease in humans, infectious conditions and their prevention and management, and the principles of anti-infective agent use and their implementation in patients and health systems. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7322 Pharmacogenetics, Pharmacogenomics, and Personalized Medicine
3 SCH. The principles of pharmacogenetics and genomics and how they relate to personalized medicine including nomenclature; the genetic basis of diseases, drug response and metabolism; biomarkers for adverse drug reactions; toxicogenetics; legal/ethical and economic issues; and implications for managing drug therapy. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7323 Pharmaceutics 2
3 SCH. The factors influencing absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs in contemporary and investigational dosage forms. Includes modified release oral and parenteral, topical, nasal, buccal, rectal, vaginal, ophthalmic and pulmonary delivery systems; prodrugs; bioequivalence determinations and ratings; and official compendia. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7325 Pharmacy Practice 2: Communications
3 SCH. An introduction to factors and methods involved in interpersonal communication. Exposure to verbal, written and electronic communication with patients and between health care providers; verbal cues; strategies to facilitate communication with difficult patients and sensitive health situations are included. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7331 Immune Based Diseases and Immunotherapy
3 SCH. A study of the immune system, immunopathologies, select autoimmune disease and their treatment. Includes a discussion of the basis for immunizations, the immunology of cancer, biotechnology and its application to the production and use of pharmaceuticals, diagnostic agents and advanced therapies. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7335 Pharmacy Practice 3: Pharmaceutical Policy, Public Health and Pharmacoeconomics
3 SCH. An introduction to pharmaceutical policy, public health and pharmacoeconomics with international comparisons. Includes issues of access to and disparities in healthcare, epidemiology, cost-benefit analysis, emergency preparedness, and policy assessment tools. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7341 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 2: Endocrine/Men & Women’s Health
3 SCH. A continuation of 7534 concentrating on diseases and treatments involving the endocrine system and male/female health. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7343 Pharmacokinetics
3 SCH. The mathematical models and the theoretical/practical considerations of drug absorption, distribution and excretion including the models that describe those events in the calculation of dosage regimens for patients with problems ranging from simple to complex and concentrating on dosage calculations for drugs with narrow therapeutic indices. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7345 Pharmacy Practice 4: Evidence Based Practice and Literature Evaluation
3 SCH. Sources of drug information, drug study design and evaluation, and applied data analysis and biostatistics in the interpretation and critical analysis of biomedical literature needed to develop and utilize evidence-based recommendations for patients and health care practitioners. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7352 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 5: Respiratory & GI
3 SCH. A continuation of 7534 concentrating on diseases and treatments involving the respiratory and gastro-intestinal systems. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7353 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 6: Neuro & Psych & Pain
3 SCH. A continuation of 7534 concentrating on treatment of neurologic and psychiatric disorders and acute/chronic pain. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7354 Optimizing Wellness
3 SCH. The approaches, strategies, and skills needed by pharmacists to optimize wellness in their patients; improve and document changes in outcomes as a direct result of pharmacist interventions; and skills needed to modify behaviors in patients. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7355 Pharmacy Practice 5: Management & Safety
3 SCH. Pharmacy practice management in both community and health system practice settings including general business, human, financial and operations management; marketing clinical services; persuasion and organization transformation; national patient safety goals related to medication; and quality assurance/risk reduction. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7361 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 7: Hem/Onc/Transplant
3 SCH. A continuation of 7534 concentrating on diseases affecting the blood, cancer and pharmacotherapy in organ transplants. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7365 Pharmacy Practice 6: Law and Ethics
4 SCH. The legal, ethical and access issues affecting the practice of pharmacy and regulating pharmacy practitioners. Included are discussions of ethical dilemmas, issues involving team based health care, health insurance and mandates, pharmacy benefit and management programs, and health maintenance organizations. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7411 Physiologic Basis for Pharmacotherapy
4 SCH. The fundamental aspects of the physiologic basis for pharmacotherapy covering the physiology of the major organ systems of the body including both molecular and organismic function and interrelationships. Physiologic processes that underlie disease process and/or targets of drug therapy are emphasized. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7412 Metabolic Basis for Pharmacotherapy
4 SCH. The fundamental aspects of the metabolic basis for pharmacotherapy covering the molecular basis of cellular function and control mechanisms, key structural and functional relationships of biomolecules, energy metabolism, and inter-organ relationships in living systems with an emphasis on processes that underlie disease and/or are targets of drug therapy. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7442 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 3: Cardiovascular
4 SCH. A continuation of 7534 concentrating on diseases and treatments involving the cardiovascular system. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7451 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 4: Infectious Disease
4 SCH. A continuation of 7534 concentrating on the treatment of infectious diseases. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7534 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 1: Renal, Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Skin
5 SCH. An integration of the relevant pathophysiology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology and pharmacotherapy involved in the treatment of a variety of diseases. Included are comparisons to complimentary and alternative treatments, evidenced based guidelines and the pharmacokinetic calculations involved in dosing in various populations. This course concentrates on diseases and treatments involving the kidney, eye, ear, nose, throat and skin. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7680 APPE: Elective
6 SCH. Students may choose elective rotations from the specialized patient care areas such as infectious diseases, psychiatry, oncology, neurology, geriatrics, palliative care, pediatrics, rural pharmacy, or critical care or from the non-direct patient care areas such as state or federal regulatory agencies, state or national organizations, research, managed care, nuclear pharmacy, academia, poison center or drug information. Each student will complete two APPE elective courses. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7681 APPE: Required Rotation: Inpatient/Acute General Care Medicine
6 SCH. Students are involved in direct care of hospitalized patients in concert with other healthcare providers. This is a required course. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7682 APPE Community Pharmacy
6 SCH. Students participate in all operations of a community pharmacy. Students provide pharmaceutical care to community pharmacy patients under the supervision of a pharmacist preceptor. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7683 APPE: Required Rotation: Selective of Community or Hospital/Health System Pharmacy
6 SCH. Students may choose from a community pharmacy management, hospital pharmacy management, ambulatory care management or specialty disease state or population rotation to satisfy the APPE Selective Required rotation. Within the management rotations, the student’s training is focused on understanding the budgetary, formulary and operational policies and procedures of the practice setting. The students will complete a management project or proposal during this rotation. For a listing of specialty disease states or populations, please seePHAR 7680 . Letter Grade
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PHAR 7684 APPE: Required Rotation: Ambulatory Care
6 SCH. Students are involved in the direct care of clinic patients in concert with other healthcare providers. This is a required course. Letter Grade
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PHAR 7685 APPE Hospital or Health System Pharmacy
6 SCH. Students participate in all operations of a hospital or health system pharmacy. Students perform clinical duties for hospitalized patients under the supervision of a pharmacist preceptor. Letter Grade
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PHED 5000 CPH Comprehensive Examination
0 SCH. In this course, students will take the Certified in Public Health (CPH) Exam. The Certified in Public Health (CPH) Exam covers the five core areas of knowledge offered in CEPH-accredited schools and programs as well as crosscutting areas relevant to contemporary public health. The examination was crafted to assess a person’s knowledge of these competencies, regardless of his or her academic concentration. Pass/No Pass
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PHED 5197 Professional and Academic Development
1 SCH. The Professional and Academic Development course is designed to enhance the professional development skills and opportunities for our students through various workshops, sessions, and activities. This course will assist students in defining their career goals, build competency within their profession, and increase their knowledge and skills to excel academically and professionally. Similarly, activities in this course are designed to prepare the student professionally for the MPH Practice Experience in Public Health. Student is required to fulfill certain Professional and Academic Development activities prior to enrollment in MPH Practice Experience in Public Health. Pass/No Pass
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PHED 5297 Practice Experience in Public Health
1.5-3 SCH. This course provides students with experience in public health practice through directed work in practice settings. The public health practice experience involves different goals and activities aimed at providing opportunities for the student to expand and practice MPH core and concentration-specific competencies. Students are required to commit 200 hours to the practice experience, complete a special project that demonstrates their ability to define and issue, apply methods appropriate to their concentration, and produce results. Students are expected to produce a written report of project(s) undertaken in the site placement, and prepare a poster presentation of their practice experience. Placements and practice activities are selected to complement the students’ academic and professional goals. Students must obtain approval of their choice of practice placement and plan for the practice experience in the semester prior to registering in PHED 5397. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in PHED 5397 until all the requirements are completed. Course Prerequisites: Students must have completed 21 SCH of core and required courses, fulfilled certain MPH portfolio requirements and maintained a 3.0 GPA. Approval from academic advisor is required. Letter Grade
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PHED 5302 MPH-PO Capstone
This capstone course is designed to allow students the opportunity to apply principles, methods and techniques learned in the MPH-PO program to a practical public health problem. All students will participate as members of a team to conduct a project in partnership with a local public health organization that is focused on a public health problem or need. This course is designed to meet the culminating experience requirement for students in the MPH-PO program in addition to the CPH examination. Pass/No Pass
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PHED 5391 Topics for Public Health
1-3 SCH. This course is designed to give students up-to-date and important information on topics in public health. Topics will vary and be relevant to the master degree program’s competencies. Examples include: public health program development, public health trends, and emerging public health issues. Activities are included to promote reflection, application, exploration, analysis and experimentation. May be taken more than once. Letter Grade
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PHED 5397 Practice Experience in Public Health
1.5-3 SCH. This course provides students with experience in public health practice through directed work in practice settings. The public health practice experience involves different goals and activities aimed at providing opportunities for the student to expand and practice MPH core and concentration-specific competencies. Students are required to commit 200 hours to the practice experience, complete a special project that demonstrates their ability to define and issue, apply methods appropriate to their concentration, and produce results. Students are expected to produce a written report of project(s) undertaken in the site placement, and prepare a poster presentation of their practice experience. Placements and practice activities are selected to complement the students’ academic and professional goals. Students must obtain approval of their choice of practice placement and plan for the practice experience in the semester prior to registering in PHED 5397. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in PHED 5397 until all the requirements are completed. Course Prerequisites: Students must have completed 21 SCH of core and required courses, fulfilled certain MPH portfolio requirements and maintained a 3.0 GPA. Approval from academic advisor is required. Letter Grade
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PHED 6000 Preliminary Examination
0 SCH. After completion of the first two semesters of the DrPH program, students undergo a Preliminary Examination. The purpose of the Examinationis to determine the extent to which the student has mastered DrPH competencies in seven domains: leadership, advocacy, communication, coalition building, professionalism, cultural orientation, and ethics. Examination responses are evaluated by faculty members serving on the DrPH Committee. Findings from the preliminary Examination are used to identify areas in which the student may require more focused scholarly preparation in coursework, supplemental readings, or supervised practice in the community or a health system. Pass/No Pass
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PHED 6002 Integrated Competency Evaluation (ICE)
0 SCH. This academic activity, the Integrated Competency Evaluation (ICE), constitutes the final evaluation prior to participation in the DrPH degree program’s culminating experience, the Doctor in Public Health Residency. The ICE affords the doctoral student with the means to demonstrate their level of mastery in each of the required DrPH program competencies: advocacy, communication, community and cultural orientation, critical analysis, leadership, management, and professionalism and ethics. This comprehensive written report includes a personal assessment of competency mastery, documented by examples of higher education and professional education outcomes, as well as, public health work related experiences. A portfolio binder and an oral evaluation may be required. Enrollment requires permission of the DrPH Program Director and Academic Advisor. Prerequisite: PHED 5000 . Pass/No Pass
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PHED 6050 DrPH Professional and Academic Development
The DrPH Professional and Academic Development course provides students with opportunities to integrate theory, research, and practice. This required co-curricular experience assists DrPH students in developing competencies that strengthen their potential for advanced leadership in public health practice. These co-curricular activities are also designed to prepare the student for the DrPH Residency (PHED 6397 ). Competency-based learning activities on the DrPH Portfolio focus heavily on three learning outcomes that form the foundation of integrated public health practice: (1) critical analysis of research literature, (2) translation of research findings for diverse audiences, and (3) effective oral and written communication. Pass/No Pass
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PHED 6117 Seminar in Public Health Practice
1 SCH. This seminar course provides students an opportunity to link academic work in public health leadership, management, and ethics with application to public health practice and to prepare the learner for a leadership role in public health. The course will address numerous aspects of public health practice, including innovative interventions aimed at improving the health of the community, the integration and application of new knowledge and theory, analytical and critical thinking, problem solving skills and proper implementation strategies. This will be accomplished through directed readings, presentation by faculty and invited guests, case analysis. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites PHED 6310 or PHED 6314 or permission of the instructor. Pass/No Pass
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PHED 6118 Methods for Public Health Studies 2
1 SCH. This course is the sequel to PHED 6314 . The students will complete the project proposed in PHED 6314 culminating in a manuscript submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication. The focus will be on data analysis and writing of the Results, Discussion, and Conclusion sections for the manuscript. Letter Grade
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PHED 6122 Professional Development in Public Health Practice 1
1 SCH. This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to effectively integrate science into public health practice, address important public health issues, and demonstrate leadership in working with public health teams and community partners. Improvement in key DrPH program competencies are addressed, with a particular focus on the following skills: professional interaction, oral and written communication, team building, negotiation and conflict resolution, consensus building, collaboration, organizational learning, persuasion, and meeting facilitation. Professional Development 1 must be completed in the first fall semester of the DrPH program. Enrollment requires permission of the DrPH Program Director. Pass/No Pass
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