MPA645 Pharmacology VI
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will introduce pharmacology, focusing on the pharmacologic treatment of diseases. Students will learn about the pharmacologic treatment of diseases in the following systems: Cardiology, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, and Dermatology. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply the principles of pharmacology and judiciously create a pharmacologic treatment plan.
Credit Hours: 1.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA625 Pharmacology V
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will introduce pharmacology, focusing on the pharmacologic treatment of diseases. Students will learn about the pharmacologic treatment of diseases in the following systems: Cardiology, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, and Dermatology. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply the principles of pharmacology and judiciously create a pharmacologic treatment plan.
Credit Hours: 1.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA605 Pharmacology IV
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will introduce pharmacology, focusing on the pharmacologic treatment of diseases. Students will learn about the pharmacologic treatment of diseases in the following systems: Cardiology, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, and Dermatology. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply the principles of pharmacology and judiciously create a pharmacologic treatment plan.
Credit Hours: 1.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA585 Pharmacology III
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will introduce pharmacology, focusing on the pharmacologic treatment of diseases. Students will learn about the pharmacologic treatment of diseases in the following systems: Cardiology, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, and Dermatology. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply the principles of pharmacology and judiciously create a pharmacologic treatment plan.
Credit Hours: 1.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA565 Pharmacology II
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will introduce pharmacology, focusing on the pharmacologic treatment of diseases. Students will learn about the pharmacologic treatment of diseases in the following systems: Cardiology, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, and Dermatology. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply the principles of pharmacology and judiciously create a pharmacologic treatment plan.
Credit Hours: 1.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA545 Pharmacology I
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course serves as the foundation for a six-part series on pharmacotherapy. Students will explore the mechanisms and applications of drug-based interventions for various pathologies. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply core pharmacological principles to the development of judicious, evidence-based treatment plans.
Credit Hours: 1.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA775 Pediatrics
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will consist of a 4-week rotation in pediatric medicine to practice the principles of pediatric medicine in a clinical working environment under the direct supervision of a clinical preceptor. Students will refine the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom and lab setting and utilize them in a clinical setting. Students will practice performing the history and physical exam, ordering, and interpreting diagnostic tests, and developing treatment plans for the diversity of patients and conditions encountered in clinical practice. Upon successful course completion, students will demonstrate knowledge of how a PA functions in the pediatric medicine setting and entry level knowledge of diseases and well-states encountered in pediatric medicine.
Credit Hours: 4.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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CAA130 Pantry Kitchen
College of Culinary Arts Culinary Arts Department
Course Description: This course introduces students to breakfast and lunch cookery. Students will learn how to poach, grill, bake, and roast. The principles of basic nutrition and plate presentation will be introduced and demonstrated. Emphasis will be placed on breakfast cookery, sandwiches, salads, dressings, and contemporary sauces, as well as pasta and grain cookery. Topics include emulsification, heat transfer, protein coagulation, and nutritionally sound recipe modifications. Students will be able to discuss and demonstrate their learning of basic culinary nutritional concepts utilizing the above cooking techniques.
Credit Hours: 2.00
Prerequisites: All of: CAA111
Corequisites: None
Programs offering this course
- Baking & Pastry Arts (AAS)
- Culinary Arts (AAS)
- Culinary Arts (Diploma)
- Culinary Arts and Applied Nutrition (AAS)
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MPA530 Laboratory Medicine
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course offers a comprehensive exploration of laboratory medicine, emphasizing the integration of physiological and pathophysiological principles in diagnostic testing. Students will develop critical thinking skills, including concepts such as sensitivity and specificity, to optimize patient care. Topics include medical microbiology, hematology, chemistry, immunology, serology, urine studies, and laboratory interpretation in relation to diagnostic reasoning. Through clinical case discussions and interactive eHospital modules, students will learn to interpret laboratory results within the context of patient assessment and diagnosis, recognizing abnormal findings and their clinical significance. Upon successful completion, students will be equipped to select and utilize appropriate diagnostic tests to support accurate and effective clinical decision-making.
Credit Hours: 2.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA675 Interprofessional Case Seminar
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will allow students to participate in lectures, grand rounds style conferences, and lab work with other healthcare students. Upon successful course completion, students will demonstrate appropriate evaluation and management of patients, collaboration, leadership, and professionalism as members of an interprofessional healthcare team. Students will create evaluation and management plans as part of a healthcare team that focuses on providing quality, safe care using evidence-based practices as leaders of a healthcare team.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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