2019-2020 Samford University Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Pharmacy Electives |
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PHRX 478 - Women’s Health: A Focus on Select Gynecologic & Obstetric Disorders (2)
This elective is designed to provide an overview of gynecologic and obstetric disorders. Emphasis will be placed on medication therapy used for these disorders (e.g., PCOS, infertility, fibroids, uterine and ovarian cancer, disorders during pregnancy [hypertension, diabetes, thromboembolism], labor and delivery/post-partum care and issues, lactation and breastfeeding). Prereq: Successful completion of all P1 courses. Offered: Fall.
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Physical Therapy |
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PHTH 610 - Human Anatomy (6)
Study of the gross anatomical structure of the human body including the limbs, back, abdominal wall and cavity, head, neck, thoracic and pelvic cavity. Specific emphasis includes regional study of the relationships between musculoskeletal, nervous, and vascular systems, joint structure, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems, and surveys of selected viscera. Offered: Summer.
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PHTH 611 - Neuroscience (4)
Study of the structure and function of the human nervous system with focus on sensory/motor function and neuroanatomical/ neurophysiological principles underlying normal and abnormal movement. Emphasis will be placed on neuroanatomical correlates of nervous systems diseases commonly encountered by physical therapists. Offered: Summer.
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PHTH 620 - Histology/Physiology (3)
Fundamental principles and concepts of histology and human physiology are covered regarding the cell, cardiovascular, endocrine, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, renal, and skeletal muscle systems. Emphasis will also be placed on thermoregulation and nutrition and the effects on histology and physiology of these systems. Offered: Summer.
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PHTH 621 - Pathophysiology (3)
This course provides a foundation for understanding pathophysiological processes related to various health conditions across the lifespan. Emphasis will be placed on deviations from normal physiological processes and mechanisms across various body systems. In addition to understanding the human pathophysiology, content will be focused on the typical clinical manifestations of the various health conditions across the lifespan. Offered: Fall.
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PHTH 631 - Human Movement Science 1: Exercise Physiology (3)
This is the first course in the human movement science series. The focus is on human physiological systems during and after exercise. An emphasis will be placed on transfer of energy, physiological adaptations, prescription, nutrition, and body composition. Research evidence on exercise, physical activity, wellness, and disease is also covered. Offered: Summer.
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PHTH 632 - Human Movement Science 2: Biomechanics & Motion Analysis (4)
The fundamental concepts of human movement: physics, musculoskeletal biology, musculoskeletal anatomy, and biomechanics are covered in order to develop an understanding of normal human movement and provide a foundation for analyzing pathological human movement. Offered: Fall.
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PHTH 633 - Human Movement Science 3: Motor Learning (2)
Study of the theories of motor learning will serve as a foundation for the understanding how the CNS is organized in acquiring or (re)acquiring motor skills. Emphasis will be placed on learning how to design/organize practice environment in rehabilitation setting. Offered: Spring.
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PHTH 634 - Human Movement Science 4: Motor Development & Motor Control (3)
This is the fourth course in the Human Movement Science Series. Focus in this course in placed on learning how the motor system of the CNS develops over time. Additionally students will learn about how the CNS is organized around providing sitting/standing balance, and mobility. An emphasis will be placed on understand abnormal motor control as it pertains to assessment and measurement. Offered: Fall.
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PHTH 641 - Interprofessional Practice (2)
This is the first course in a four-course series. Students will learn the foundational knowledge and principles of Interprofessional Practice (IPP). Students are introduced to the four IPP core competencies and will actively participate in community-based learning experiences, where they will have the opportunity to put these principles into action. During this course students will assess their own tendencies in working with others, identifying strengths, and areas for improvement for becoming a good member of a health care team. Offered: Fall.
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PHTH 642 - Professional Roles and Communication in Practice (2)
During this second course in the IPP four-course series, students learn about the different roles a physical therapist can assume, both in practice and in the community, as well as the professional roles of other disciplines. Specifically, students will learn the professional roles of both the PT and PTA, and how they work together in providing patient care. Students will also learn about different forms of expressive and receptive communication, with emphasis on developing communication skills in order to work with diverse, underserved populations. Offered: Fall.
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PHTH 643 - Faith, Compassion, and Culture in Professional Practice (2)
During this third course in the IPP series, students continue to learn about the core competencies of IPE. Students learn about the foundational aspects of ethics, faith, and clinical reasoning. A student’s ability to self-assess is vital to learning and applying these core competencies to clinical practice, and ultimately working together with other professionals as a team in a healthcare environment. Offered: Spring.
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PHTH 644 - Serving the Profession and Society (2)
In this fourth and final IPP course, students learn the responsibility of serving as a healthcare professional. Physical therapists assume an important role in improving the health and wellness of persons within their community. Students will actively participate in community-based health and wellness projects and will learn how to clinically reason through common community-based health problems. Through these community-based projects students will also have numerous opportunities to demonstrate their competence in IPP. Offered: Summer.
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PHTH 651 - Pharmacology (1)
In this course students will learn about pharmacology. Emphasis will be placed on principles of pharmacokinetics. Students will learn the factors that affect pharmacokinetics, how drugs are transformed and absorbed in the various body systems. This course will serve as a foundation for understanding how pharmacology can affect physical therapy management of patients with movement dysfunction. Offered: Summer.
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PHTH 681 - Teaching and Learning 1 (1)
This is the first of two courses that are related to teaching and learning for health care professionals. In this course, students will be introduced to theories of teaching and learning, principles of communication and listening. The focus of this course will be on applying these principles in the academic setting. Offered: Fall.
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PHTH 682 - Teaching and Learning 2 (1)
This is the second of two courses that are related to teaching and learning for health care professionals. In this course, students will be introduced to theories of teaching and learning, principles of communication and listening. The focus of this course will be on applying these principles in the academic setting. Offered: Summer.
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PHTH 691 - Evidence-Based Practice and Research Design 1 (2)
In this course students will discuss evidence-based practice and learn about the statistical procedures that are commonly used to create evidence in physical therapy practice. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the statistical measures and assessing their use in answering various PT-related research questions. Offered: Spring.
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PHTH 692 - Evidence-Based Practice and Research Design 2 (2)
This is the second course related to research and evidence-based practice. The focus of the course is to examine the current evidence related to physical therapy practice with particular emphasis on the components of the patient-client management model. This course is online, and students are expected to integrate the objectives of this course with PHTH 780 Health Care Service/Field Experience and PHTH 781 Professional Internship 1 . Offered: Summer.
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PHTH 701 - PT Practice: Management/Plan and Delivery of Care (1)
During this first course in the physical therapist (PT) practice series, students are introduced to the profession of physical therapy, healthcare, and other related health professions. Students will examine the history of physical therapy, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), and scope of practice. Students will also be introduced to service delivery models, reimbursement, and direct access, as well as legal and economic aspects of service delivery. Offered: Fall.
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PHTH 702 - PT Practice: Health Promotion, Fitness, and Wellness (1)
During this second course in the physical therapist (PT) practice series, the emphasis is on how physical therapists and other healthcare professionals design programs that improve a person’s health and wellness. Students will participate in activities where they will learn to design and develop health and wellness programs for persons across the lifespan. Offered: Fall.
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PHTH 703 - PT Practice: Leadership, Administration, and Finance (3)
During this third and final course in the PT Practice series, students are introduced to administration and management of PT practices/services across various settings. Students learn about the various components of being a manager in a physical therapy practice/healthcare system. Emphasis is placed on understanding the demands of owning a PT practice and managing wellness services in different settings. This course is set up with four specific areas to address related to professional management of physical therapy: foundations, business, people, and environments. Offered: Spring.
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PHTH 731 - PT Exam 1 (4)
In this course the students will be introduced to the PT exam process as it relates to the Guide to PT Practice and the Patient-Client Management Model. Emphasis will be placed on the process and procedures related to examining muscle performance and joint integrity across multiple joints in the human body. Offered: Summer.
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PHTH 732 - PT Exam 2 (4)
In this course the students will be introduced to the PT exam process as it relates to the Guide to PT Practice and the Patient-Client Management Model. Emphasis will be on common physical examination strategies for impairments in body structure/function and activities. There will also be a focus on clinical decision-making leading to a PT diagnosis. Offered: Fall.
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PHTH 733 - PT Interventions 1 (4)
This is the third course in a series related to the physical therapy examination process including history taking, systems review, and tests and measures. Overview of the major types of tests and measures employed by physical therapists and the type of data generated with a focus on self-care for the patient. Introduction to the components and process of physical therapy intervention. Emphasis on beginning communication and documentation skills and basic procedural interventions of patient transfers, gait with assistive devices, superficial physical agents, massage, and passive range of motion. Offered: Spring.
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PHTH 741 - Patient Client Management: Acute Care to Community (4)
Introduces students to the management of health conditions commonly seen in hospital and community care settings. In this first course of a series emphasis is placed on medical, nursing, and pharmacy practice for patients in the hospital and home community setting. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how physical therapists should understand the etiology of a health condition in order to work collaboratively with other healthcare disciplines, including patients and their family. Offered: Spring.
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PHTH 761 - Patient Client Management: Pediatrics (5)
This course focuses on managing impairments in body structures/function, activity, and participation related pediatric clients. Emphasis will be placed on the patient-client management process: examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, interventions, and outcomes, with specific attention to how delay in motor development determines the plan of care and outcomes for managing pediatric clients. Offered: Fall.
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PHTH 762 - Patient Client Management: Young Adults (4)
This course focuses on managing impairments in body structures/function, activity, and participation related young adults with brain and/or spinal cord injury. Students will continue to apply the patient-client management process: examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, interventions, and outcomes. Emphasis will be placed on learning to evaluate problems of a maturing adult with significant physical disabilities due to injury. Offered: Spring.
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PHTH 763 - Patient Client Management: Older Adults (5)
This course focuses on managing impairments in body structures/function, activity, and participation related older adults with various impairments in body structure/function, activity, and participation. Students will continue to apply the patient-client management process: examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, interventions, and outcomes. Emphasis will be placed on furthering mastery in the evaluation and diagnosis process, and learning specific interventions that improve overall function in older adults. Offered: Summer.
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PHTH 771 - Patient Client Management: Spine (5)
This course focus on managing impairments in body structures/function related to the spine. Emphasis will be place on the patient-client management process: examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, interventions, and outcomes. Students will learn to provide patient-centered care and collaborate with community organizations to provide the best care for their patients. Offered: Fall.
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PHTH 772 - Patient Client Management: Lower Quarter (5)
This course focuses on managing adults with impairments in body structure/function related to lower extremity joints. The focus of this course will be physical therapy examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, interventions, and outcomes. In applying the patient-client management model students will learn to manage LE problems while also considering the relationship between spinal function (PHTH 771 ) and lower extremity impairments. Emphasis will also be placed on collaborating with community organizations educating other healthcare providers on wellness programs for back and LE joints. Offered: Spring.
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PHTH 773 - Patient Client Management: Upper Quarter (5)
This course focuses on managing adults with impairments in body structure/function related to upper extremity joints. The focus of this course will be physical therapy examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, interventions, and outcomes. In applying the patient-client management model students will learn to manage UE problems while also considering the relationship between spinal function (PHTH 771 ), lower extremity function (PHTH 772 ), and upper extremity impairments. Emphasis will also be placed on collaborating with community organizations educating other healthcare providers on wellness programs for back and UE joints. Offered: Summer.
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PHTH 780 - Health Care Service/Field Experience (4)
Full time experience working in environments to serve persons in need. Students will work with community service providers in the Birmingham area, around the state, and internationally with the primary aim of assisting in the service delivery and/or health and wellness of underserved populations. Offered: Summer.
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PHTH 781 - Professional Internship 1 (4)
Full-time supervised clinical education in a clinical setting to provide students with the opportunity to apply previously acquired knowledge and skill to client care. Emphasis is on examination and evaluation skills; intervention techniques, and treatment planning (including care of problems related to musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular/pulmonary and integumentary systems). Available experiences in supervision, consultation, research, management, and teaching are also included. Grading is pass/fail. Offered: Summer.
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PHTH 782 - Professional Internship 2 (12)
Full-time supervised clinical education in a clinical setting to provide students with the opportunity to apply previously acquired knowledge and skill to client care. Emphasis is on examination and evaluation skills; intervention techniques, and treatment planning (including care of problems related to musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular/pulmonary and integumentary systems). Available experiences in supervision, consultation, research, management, and teaching are also included. Grading is pass/fail. Offered: Fall.
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PHTH 783 - Professional Internship 3 (12)
Full-time supervised clinical education in a clinical setting to provide students with the opportunity to apply previously acquired knowledge and skill to client care. Emphasis is on examination and evaluation skills; intervention techniques, and treatment planning (including care of problems related to musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular/pulmonary and integumentary systems). Available experiences in supervision, consultation, research, management, and teaching are also included. Grading is pass/fail. Offered: Spring.
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PHTH 791 - Capstone Project 1 (1)
Cumulative, culminating, and integrative project that draws upon the interests, skills, knowledge, and competencies that have been fostered through the curriculum. This is the first of three courses related to the Capstone Project. The Capstone Project is an independent, student-derived experience in which the student focuses his/her project around one specific topic: scholarship, practice and service, or leadership. Students will work independently under the direction of a faculty mentor, and will culminate their experience in the Samford PT Program by presenting their Capstone Projects to classmates and faculty. Grading is pass/fail. Offered: Fall.
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PHTH 792 - Capstone Project 2 (1)
Cumulative, culminating, and integrative project that draws upon the interests, skills, knowledge, and competencies that have been fostered through the curriculum. This is the second of three courses related to the Capstone Project. The Capstone Project is an independent, student-derived experience in which the student focuses his/her project around one specific topic: scholarship, practice and service, or leadership. Students will work independently under the direction of a faculty mentor, and will culminate their experience in the Samford PT Program by presenting their Capstone Projects to classmates and faculty. Grading is pass/fail. Offered: Spring.
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PHTH 793 - Capstone Project 3 (1)
Cumulative, culminating, and integrative project that draws upon the interests, skills, knowledge, and competencies that have been fostered through the curriculum. This is the last of three courses related to the Capstone Project. The Capstone Project is an independent, student-derived experience in which the student focuses his/her project around one specific topic: scholarship, practice and service, or leadership. Students will work independently under the direction of a faculty mentor, and will culminate their experience in the Samford PT Program by presenting their Capstone Projects to classmates and faculty. Grading is pass/fail. Offered: Summer.
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Physician Assistant Studies |
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PAST 501 - Gross Anatomy (4)
This course’s content will be delivered by lectures and student dissection of cadavers. Students will be examining the normal structure of the human body, the embryologic basis of adult anatomy, and the relationship between the human body structure and function. Students are expected to become skilled at proper dissection techniques, identification of anatomical structures, and to become proficient at recognition of structural arrangements and structural relationships. Students have the opportunity to further their knowledge of anatomy by using computer-assisted technology, which is available online. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 502 - Fundamentals of Physiology (4)
Within this course, students will be introduced to the physiological principles and regulatory processes that underlie the normal function of the human body. This course will be taught utilizing classroom lectures, small group assignments, as well as online media to enhance learning. Through this format, students will develop an understanding of the physiologic responses to changes in the normal state of homeostasis and of pathophysiologic alterations that occur in disease. Topics include the physiology of the neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, digestive, endocrine, and reproductive systems. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 503 - Clinical Laboratory Diagnostic (2)
An introduction to laboratory diagnostics with an emphasis on pathology, microbiology, hematology, and clinical chemistry. This course utilizes different formats including lecture, practical learning in a clinical laboratory, cost effective diagnostic algorithms, and problem-based case scenarios. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 504 - Foundation of the Physician Assistant Profession (1)
This course presents and discusses the clinical practice, role, and responsibilities of physician assistants (PA) in a team-based medical practice. In order to prepare students for the PA profession, discussion and lectures will be held regarding: appropriate professional behavior and practices, cultural and social awareness, as well as basic concepts for quality healthcare delivery. This course will also examine the future of physician assistants and examine the diversity among healthcare teams, and the physician assistant’s role within them. Along with this, students will examine the PA oath and core ethics that provide the foundation of the profession. In addition, it will also address acceptable practices for physician assistants and the legal limitations that govern physician assistant practice. This course will be delivered in a lecture style format with small group and large group discussions as well as reading assignments outside of the classroom. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 505 - Biomedical Ethics & Genetics (2)
This course is a two-part course covering biomedical ethics and medical genetics. The bioethics component is designed to expose the student to legal and ethical dilemmas faced in medical practice. The course presents approaches that facilitate critical thinking through the complex ethical issues that students will encounter in profession practice. The second part of this course is devoted to introducing the foundations of human genetics. By introducing students to the ethical considerations in genetic testing, we will transition into human genetics and the genome. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 506 - Healthcare Policy, Care Management, & Risk Management (2)
This course is an overview of healthcare management and policy and its applications. This course will provide first-year physician assistant students with an introduction to the legal, political, and professional issues affecting the physician assistant practice. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 507 - Patient Assessment I (3)
This is the first course in a three-part series in history and physical examination. An essential and basic skill of physician assistants is the ability to fully evaluate a patient’s health status. An accurate medical history and thorough physical examination provides the foundation and basis of such an evaluation. The goal of this course is to provide the physician assistant student with the necessary skills to elicit a comprehensive medical history, perform a complete physical examination, and systematically report his/her findings. Offered: Spring.
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PAST 508 - Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine I (4)
This is the first class of a three-course series on instruction of clinical medicine. This course prepares students for clinical rotations by providing medical lectures dealing with diseases and the pathology associated with them including recognition, diagnosis, and treatment. The course series will expand on information presented in earlier courses, and addresses clinical diseases associated with the dermatological, ophthalmologic, musculoskeletal, cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and neurological systems. Offered: Spring.
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PAST 509 - Clinical Therapeutics I (3)
Clinical therapeutics is a three-course series that serves as an introduction to pharmacology with an emphasis on pathology, physiology, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutic information of a specific drug or drug class. This course utilizes different formats including: lecture, podcasts, cost-effective diagnostic algorithms, case-based studies, and problem-based case scenarios. The first two courses in the sequence will examine the pharmacokinetics behind drug classes and medications, while the final course will look at the clinical uses of the medications including: dosing, common and trade names for medications, routes of administration, as well as cost and drug allergies. Offered: Spring.
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PAST 510 - Evaluating Electrocardiography/Diagnostic Imaging (2)
This course is designed to develop the student’s ability to order, interpret, analyze, and evaluate 12-lead electrocardiograms, as well as radiologic imaging. The development of these skills is essential to physician assistants providing medical care. Emphasis will be placed on ischemic heart disease, heart blocks, atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation, arrhythmias, and multiple other cardiac abnormalities and their appearance on an electrocardiogram. This course will also address the basic interpretation of radiologic studies including common fractures, effusions and fat pad signs, dislocations, and also teach students the basic techniques used to evaluate both CTs and MRIs. Offered: Spring.
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PAST 511 - Fundamentals of Surgery I (3)
This is the first in a two-part course that will be delivered by didactic instruction, instructional videos, and case-based studies that focus on the diagnosis and treatment of surgical disease. This course evaluates the signs and symptoms associated with surgical disease processes, the preoperative evaluation of surgical patients, intraoperative surgical care, as well as post-operative management involved in their care. Offered: Spring.
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PAST 512 - Pathophysiology (3)
This is an introductory pathophysiology course that will enable students to identify and describe the pathologic processes involved in common medical disorders and diseases. It will focus on the pathologic basis for disease and the recognition of it. It will provide the foundation that physician assistant students will need as they further their education in clinical medicine. Offered: Spring.
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PAST 513 - Patient Assessment II (3)
This is the second course in a three-part series in history and physical examination. We will continue to expand our assessment skills and learn new body systems and exam techniques. An essential and basic skill of physician assistants is the ability to fully evaluate a patient’s health status. An accurate medical history and thorough physical examination provides the foundation and basis of such an evaluation. The goal of this course is to provide the physician assistant student with the necessary skills to elicit a comprehensive medical history, perform a complete physical examination, and systematically report his/her findings. Offered: Summer.
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PAST 514 - Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine II (4)
This is the second class of a three-course series on instruction of clinical medicine. This course prepares students for clinical rotations by providing medical lectures dealing with diseases and the pathology associated with them including recognition, diagnosis, and treatment. The course series will expand on information presented in earlier courses, and addresses clinical diseases associated with the dermatological, ophthalmologic, musculoskeletal, cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and neurological systems. Offered: Summer.
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PAST 515 - Clinical Therapeutics II (3)
Clinical therapeutics II is a continuation of the first course, and is part two of a three-course series that serves as an introduction to pharmacology with an emphasis on pathology, physiology, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutic information of a specific drug or drug class. This course utilizes different formats including: lecture, podcasts, cost-effective diagnostic algorithms, case-based studies, and problem-based case scenarios. Offered: Summer.
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PAST 516 - Fundamentals of Clinical Research/Literature Evaluation (3)
This course is designed to prepare students to critically evaluate medical literature and use it as a basis for making medical decisions. If will focus on the examination of medical studies, looking at statistics, confounders, and biases within the study that can and often will affect their clinical practice. This class will be presented in a lecture format with small group discussion and assignments, as well as independent media research and reading assignments. Offered: Summer.
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PAST 517 - Fundamentals of Surgery II (3)
This is the second class in two-part course that will be delivered by didactic instruction, instructional videos, and case-based studies that focus on the diagnosis and treatment of surgical disease. This course evaluates the signs and symptoms associated with surgical disease processes, the preoperative evaluation of surgical patients, intraoperative surgical care, as well as post-operative management involved in their care. This series will systematically evaluate the multiple surgical procedures including procedures in general surgery, urology, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, trauma and trauma surgery, thoracic surgery, transplant surgery, and other core surgical areas, providing the students with a solid surgical foundation and the ability to recognize and treat surgical disease processes. Offered: Summer.
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PAST 518 - Advanced Practice Procedures I (2)
This is the first course in a two-part series designed to introduce the student to the technical skills and knowledge required to perform in the operating room and also perform various medical procedures. The course will consist of lectures and practical/technical laboratories, and will lay the foundation for the subsequent course. This course begins by teaching the students surgical instrumentation and its uses within the operating room. Emphasis is placed on learning surgical technique including first assisting, scrubbing, suturing, and wound care. Students will learn this in a live vivisection pig lag performing advanced surgical procedures with faculty instruction. Offered: Summer.
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PAST 519 - Patient Assessment III: Clinical Decision Making (2)
This is the first course in a two-part series designed to introduce the student to the technical skills and knowledge required to perform in the operating room and also perform various medical procedures. The course will consist of lectures and practical/technical laboratories, and will lay the foundation for the subsequent course. This course begins by teaching the students surgical instrumentation and its uses within the operating room. Emphasis is placed on learning surgical technique including first assisting, scrubbing, suturing, and wound care. Students will learn this in a live vivisection pig lag performing advanced surgical procedures with faculty instruction. Offered: Summer.
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PAST 520 - Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine III (4)
This is the third class in a three-course series on instruction of clinical medicine. This course prepares students for clinical rotations by providing medical lectures dealing with diseases and the pathology associated with them including recognition, diagnosis, and treatment. The course series will expand on information presented in earlier courses, and addresses clinical diseases associated with the dermatological, ophthalmologic, musculoskeletal, cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and neurological systems. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 521 - Clinical Therapeutics III: Practical Application (2)
Clinical therapeutics III, a continuation of the first and second courses, is the third and final course in the series. As the first two courses examined the pharmacokinetics behind drug classes and medications, the final course will look at the clinical uses of the medications including: dosing, common and trade names for medications, routes of administration, as well as cost and drug allergies. This course will have emphasis on the clinical uses, dosing, and indications of the medications learned within the first two courses. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 522 - Advanced Practice Procedures II (2)
The course is designed to help the first-year physician assistant students’ transition into the second-year clinical rotations by exposing them to the operating room environment, the clinic, as well as the development of clinical skills that will prepare them for the clinical setting. These will be essential to their clinical year and their professional practice. In this course, students will be divided into three cohorts, with each cohort rotating within the semester to the operating room, medical clinic, and one month of training in advanced techniques. Each cohort will rotate within these areas in four week cycles. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 523 - Behavioral Science (3)
This course is designed to provide an overview of the field of behavioral medicine appropriate to a physician assistant. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to relate the etiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic features, prognosis, appropriate differential diagnoses, screening, prevention, and acute, chronic, and end-of-life (as appropriate) treatment plans; and to refer in relation to behavioral medicine patients and their associated disorders. This course will also cover rehabilitation, adherence to treatment plans, behavior modification, basics of counseling, culturally competent care, and human sexuality, as well as the response to stress and illness. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 524 - Pre-Clinical Seminar (1)
The course is designed to bridge the gap from the didactic year to the clinical year. The student will spend time in an assigned clinical site with a clinical year student. This will allow the student to gain insight of the professional behavior required during the clinical year. Grading is pass/fail. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 525 - Advanced Medical Simulation (2)
Laboratory simulated clinical experience to provide supervised practice in clinical skills, practical procedures, teamwork, patient management, and decision making in preparation for the student’s clinical year (1 semester credit), meeting once a week for two hours. This course will be an interactive team-based learning environment where students will focus on patient assessment, diagnoses, invasive procedures, and treatment. This will include ACLS, BLS, intubation, and multiple other advanced practice techniques. Grading is pass/fail. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 601 - Clinical Service I (4)
The clinical service courses are designed to allow students to gain clinical experience in a variety of ARC-PA required clinical rotations. The seven ARC-PA required rotation are pediatrics, women’s health, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, psychiatry, and general surgery. Each student will complete at least one of the above listed rotations during the clinical year. The remaining five rotations will be an elective. Each student will complete four, sequential clinical courses each semester. Offered: Spring.
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PAST 602 - Clinical Service II (4)
The clinical service courses are designed to allow students to gain clinical experience in a variety of ARC-PA required clinical rotations. The seven ARC-PA required rotation are pediatrics, women’s health, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, psychiatry, and general surgery. Each student will complete at least one of the above listed rotations during the clinical year. The remaining five rotations will be an elective. Each student will complete four, sequential clinical courses each semester. Offered: Spring.
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PAST 603 - Clinical Service III (4)
The clinical service courses are designed to allow students to gain clinical experience in a variety of ARC-PA required clinical rotations. The seven ARC-PA required rotation are pediatrics, women’s health, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, psychiatry, and general surgery. Each student will complete at least one of the above listed rotations during the clinical year. The remaining five rotations will be an elective. Each student will complete four, sequential clinical courses each semester. Offered: Spring.
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PAST 604 - Clinical Service IV (4)
The clinical service courses are designed to allow students to gain clinical experience in a variety of ARC-PA required clinical rotations. The seven ARC-PA required rotation are pediatrics, women’s health, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, psychiatry, and general surgery. Each student will complete at least one of the above listed rotations during the clinical year. The remaining five rotations will be an elective. Each student will complete four, sequential clinical courses each semester. Offered: Spring.
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PAST 605 - Clinical Service V (4)
The clinical service courses are designed to allow students to gain clinical experience in a variety of ARC-PA required clinical rotations. The seven ARC-PA required rotation are pediatrics, women’s health, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, psychiatry, and general surgery. Each student will complete at least one of the above listed rotations during the clinical year. The remaining five rotations will be an elective. Each student will complete four, sequential clinical courses each semester. Offered: Spring.
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PAST 606 - Clinical Service VI (4)
The clinical service courses are designed to allow students to gain clinical experience in a variety of ARC-PA required clinical rotations. The seven ARC-PA required rotation are pediatrics, women’s health, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, psychiatry, and general surgery. Each student will complete at least one of the above listed rotations during the clinical year. The remaining five rotations will be an elective. Each student will complete four, sequential clinical courses each semester. Offered: Summer.
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PAST 607 - Clinical Service VII (4)
The clinical service courses are designed to allow students to gain clinical experience in a variety of ARC-PA required clinical rotations. The seven ARC-PA required rotation are pediatrics, women’s health, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, psychiatry, and general surgery. Each student will complete at least one of the above listed rotations during the clinical year. The remaining five rotations will be an elective. Each student will complete four, sequential clinical courses each semester. Offered: Summer.
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PAST 608 - Clinical Service VIII (4)
The clinical service courses are designed to allow students to gain clinical experience in a variety of ARC-PA required clinical rotations. The seven ARC-PA required rotation are pediatrics, women’s health, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, psychiatry, and general surgery. Each student will complete at least one of the above listed rotations during the clinical year. The remaining five rotations will be an elective. Each student will complete four, sequential clinical courses each semester. Offered: Summer.
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PAST 609 - Clinical Service IX (4)
The clinical service courses are designed to allow students to gain clinical experience in a variety of ARC-PA required clinical rotations. The seven ARC-PA required rotation are pediatrics, women’s health, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, psychiatry, and general surgery. Each student will complete at least one of the above listed rotations during the clinical year. The remaining five rotations will be an elective. Each student will complete four, sequential clinical courses each semester. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 610 - Clinical Service X (4)
The clinical service courses are designed to allow students to gain clinical experience in a variety of ARC-PA required clinical rotations. The seven ARC-PA required rotation are pediatrics, women’s health, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, psychiatry, and general surgery. Each student will complete at least one of the above listed rotations during the clinical year. The remaining five rotations will be an elective. Each student will complete four, sequential clinical courses each semester. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 611 - Clinical Service XI (4)
The clinical service courses are designed to allow students to gain clinical experience in a variety of ARC-PA required clinical rotations. The seven ARC-PA required rotation are pediatrics, women’s health, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, psychiatry, and general surgery. Each student will complete at least one of the above listed rotations during the clinical year. The remaining five rotations will be an elective. Each student will complete four, sequential clinical courses each semester. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 612 - Clinical Service XII (4)
The clinical service courses are designed to allow students to gain clinical experience in a variety of ARC-PA required clinical rotations. The seven ARC-PA required rotation are pediatrics, women’s health, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, psychiatry, and general surgery. Each student will complete at least one of the above listed rotations during the clinical year. The remaining five rotations will be an elective. Each student will complete four, sequential clinical courses each semester. Offered: Fall.
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PAST 613 - Summative Review (2)
This course is designed to provide an end-of-program review. This is to prepare the student for the physician assistant national certifying examination (PANCE). Also, there will be preparation for the ARC-PA required objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), programmatic summative examination, and a 350-question PANCE style practice examination. Grading is pass/fail. Offered: Fall.
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Public Health - Graduate NOTE: See the Doctoral Public Health section or the MPH program tables for links to additional courses required for the master of public health.
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PHLT 500 - Health Systems, Organizations, and Policy (3)
This is a required core course for the M.P.H. The course presents selected information, concepts, and methods from the field of public health. Topics concerning the history, organization, economic underpinnings, and services of the public health system, as well as the structure, management and current status of the US and other health care system are discussed. Offered: Fall.
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PHLT 501 - Introduction to Epidemiology (3)
This is a required core course for the M.P.H. Introduction to Epidemiology is designed for graduate level public health students to learn the basic principles, methods, and applications of epidemiology. Offered: Fall.
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PHLT 502 - Public Health Foundations (3)
This course will provide graduate and professional students with the foundational knowledge of public health. This will include public health’s historical contribution, the core functions of public health, and the social, behavioral, environmental, and biological factors that contribute to specific individual and community health outcomes. Offered: Summer.
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PHLT 503 - Environmental Health (3)
The science of environmental health touches communities, governments, industry and healthcare, leading to multiple career opportunities for doctors, nurses, engineers, environmental scientists, among many others. This is a required core course for the M.P.H., and covers the concepts of environmental toxicology and epidemiology related to organic, inorganic, and zoonotic toxins and pathogens from water, air, land, and food, including novel exposures. Policy issues, as well as appropriate statistical and risk communication concepts related to the complex interaction between humans and their environment, will be explored. No prerequisites. Offered: Spring.
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PHLT 504 - Biostatistics for Public Health Professionals (3)
This is an introductory biostatistics course to provide foundation and application of statistics in the field of public health. The course provides an overview of various statistical methods used in public health practice and research. Emphasis is on application of appropriate methods and interpretation of results. Examples and problems from public health settings will be included. Various statistical software will be used to analyze data (Excel, SPSS and others), but prior computing experience is not required. Topics covered include methods of summarizing data and estimation and hypothesis testing techniques, including the t-test, the chisquare test, the analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and linear regression. Offered: Summer.
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PHLT 506 - Planning & Management of Public Health Programs (3)
This course will provide students with practical skills and theoretical understanding to assess the cultural and health needs of a community or population, develop and implement programs to promote the health of populations, and evaluate outcomes. Students will learn to manage programs, budgets, and resources within an organization, and to identify stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes. A key component of the course will consist of applied practice experience, in which students will apply these skills to the completion of a relevant service-learning project in a government or nonprofit agency. Offered: Summer.
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PHLT 509 - Cultural Dimensions of Health (3)
Ethnography is both an approach and a body of knowledge that can help us to understand public health issues from a grassroots, insider perspective. As an approach, it emphasizes the need to understanding people’s lives from their own point of view, usually through talking to the people concerned and observing while taking part in some aspect of their lives. As a body of knowledge, ethnography emphasizes culture and its importance for health. In this course, students will learn to gather and interpret data using ethnographic methods, critically appraise the relationships between culture and public health using a range of case studies, and apply skills of bilateral, cross-cultural communication to engage with diverse populations. Offered: Spring.
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PHLT 520 - Introduction to the Health Care Delivery System (3)
This course facilitates the understanding of the complexity of the health care delivery system. Before recommendations can be made on health policy, one must understand and be able to answer questions relative to who is impacted, what is needed, and why. This course familiarizes the student with the system components of health care delivery to include health policy, population health, medical care delivery, support for medical care delivery, and the future of healthcare delivery. The roles of patients, providers, insurers, and suppliers will be established. Current healthcare policy initiatives will be explored. Cross-listed as MHLP 520 . Offered: Fall.
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PHLT 533 - Communication Skills for the Health Professional (3)
There is a strong positive relationship between a healthcare team member’s communication skills and a patient’s capacity to follow through with medical recommendations, self-manage a chronic medical condition, and adopt preventive health behaviors. Communication skills with the patient, within a team and to the public are essential skills for the health professional. This course will cover interpersonal foundations for human communication, effective patient communication strategies (active listening and motivational interviewing), risk communication, and health communications. This is an elective course for the M.P.H. There are no prerequisites. Offered: Spring.
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PHLT 600 - Patient Safety and Quality Improvement (3)
Students will become familiar with the principles of a high reliability organization (HRO), Just Culture, and how implementation can transform organizational culture to improve care. The importance of inter-professional relationships and team building to create change and sustain improvement are embedded throughout the course. Students will learn how to apply methods to assess the quality of health care using outcomes data. The student will understand the use of information technology, evidence-based literature to improve quality, and methods for risk assessment and safe system design. Cross-listed as MHLP 600 . Offered: Spring.
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PHLT 601 - Global Health Systems (3)
The course examines health care delivery systems internationally and explores contemporary issues affecting the institutions that provide health care and the people who seek health services. Specific attention is paid to the developmental history of national healthcare systems, financing, and delivery infrastructure.
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PHLT 602 - Management of Global Health Programs (3)
This course is designed to prepare students to manage public health programs worldwide. The course will include the assessment, analysis, and planning of global health programs focusing on the unique challenges. Topics covered will include planning, staffing, teambuilding, evaluation, financial management, leadership, and cultural awareness.
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PHLT 603 - The Burden of Disease in Developing Countries (3)
This course provides an overview of the current and emerging global health issues and their determinants. Students will identify global patterns of disease (chronic and infectious), and identify evidence-based interventions that have worked to eliminate the burden of disease in selected countries.
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PHLT 605 - International Health Field Study (3)
This course explores the health system and determinants of health in a given country to understand what influences population health. The historical foundation and evolution of the public health and medical care systems in the field study country are examined. The determinants of health such as biological/genetic factors, individual behaviors, social, cultural, and economic factors, physical environment, and health services infrastructure are considered. The role of national policies in shaping the system’s evolution and population health is also examined. Students will be able to compare and contrast an international health system to the U.S. health system. Offered: Summer.
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PHLT 608 - Leadership for Health Professionals (3)
This course prepares health professionals to lead change and the transformation of healthcare organizations, systems, and policy in response to environmental forces. Leadership is a reciprocal influence process between leaders and followers to achieve a shared goal. Students will explore the theoretical foundations of leadership as well as assess their own leadership style/approach. This course will address the importance of interprofessional teams and team dynamics. Students will integrate leadership theory and practice to lead significant change initiatives to enhance patient, community, organizational, system, and/or policy outcomes. Cross-listed with NUTR 503 . Offered: Fall.
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PHLT 610 - Strategic Management of Healthcare (3)
This course focuses on the three major aspects of strategic management-strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and strategy control. Additionally, a comparison of ten schools of strategic management is explored, along with a categorization of the essential characteristics of strategic planning. Cross-listed as MHLP 610 . Offered: Summer.
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PHLT 638 - Public Health and Aging (3)
Exploration of current problems of the elderly, introduction to broad principles of health promotion for the elderly, and review of model health promotion programs. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the special health issues related to the elderly population and appropriate health promotion activities.
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PHLT 695 - Public Health Internship (3)
The internship provides an opportunity for each student to work in a public health setting in a position that carries responsibility and is of particular interest. Each placement is different, but all depend upon completion of core courses, the ability to work with minimal supervision, and acquiring permission of the student’s SOPH advisor and on-site preceptor/supervisor. This experience must be appropriately planned, supervised, and evaluated. Students should normally have completed the core classes before registering for an internship. Grading is pass/fail. Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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PHLT 699 - Public Health Capstone (3)
The M.P.H. Capstone course is designed to provide a culminating highly interactive experience for students and to allow for the synthesis and application of public health competencies in situations simulating the actual practice of public health. Competencies to be reinforced include leadership, systems thinking, communication, the basic public health sciences, analytical skills applied to public health problems, public health policy development and program planning, ethical issues in public health, professionalism, financial planning and management, and the skills to work in the setting of diverse cultures. Prereqs: PHLT 500 , PHLT 501 , PHLT 502 , PHLT 503 , and PHLT 504 . Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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Public Health - Doctoral NOTE: See the Graduate Public Health section or the DrPH program tables for links to additional courses required for the doctor of public health.
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PHLT 606 - Public Health Planning and Evaluation (3)
This course will provide students with practical skills and theoretical understanding to assess the health needs of a community or a population, develop and implement culturally-appropriate programs to promote the health of populations, and evaluate outcomes. Students will learn to engage with stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes, design and manage data for program planning, and evaluation. These skills will be applied through a series of applied practice projects serving a government or nonprofit agency: stakeholder engagement, community health assessment, grant proposal, and program evaluation. Offered: Summer.
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PHLT 630 - Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Public Health (3)
This is a required core course for the DrPH. This course will examine the role of scientific evidence in clinical, public health, and policy decision-making. The course will explore why there is a need for evidence-based practices; how to identify, assess, and evaluate relevant evidence; and how to apply appropriate methods and analytic tools to create scientific evidence to inform policy and public health decisions. These concepts are necessary to assess, evaluate and implement evidence-based public health practices. Examples and problems from clinical, policy, and public health settings will be included. Offered: Spring.
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PHLT 715 - Improving Population Health Outcomes through Analytics (3)
This course explores the potential for Health IT to improve the health of populations within public health programs and integrated healthcare delivery systems. Topics include information interventions, data standards, and specialized populations. Prereqs: HIIM 650 and HIIM 653 . Offered: Fall.
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PHLT 720 - Applied Statistics for Public Health Policy (3)
This course will increase students’ skills to conduct and report the results of statistical analysis of quantitative public health information. Expand advanced skills in categorical analysis, multiple regression analyses, with a particular focus on time series, log linear models, and panel data. Prereq: PHLT 630 . Offered: Summer.
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PHLT 795 - Applied Practice Experience (3)
This course is required for all DrPH students. Students are required to complete one or more applied practice experiences in which they are responsible for completion of at least one project that is meaningful for an organization and to advanced public health practice. Students complete 120 hours of applied practice/internship experience, along with monthly engagement in online seminars. Grading is pass/fail. Prereq: PHLT 606 . Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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