81 courses with the subject SPA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Credit(s) This seminar is offered in each year of the undergraduate portion of the BSMS track of the physician assistant program. Students meet in sections by year. This course is required for all BSMS physician assistant majors and must be taken three times. Freshman and sophomores students enroll in the course in the spring semester. Juniors enroll in the course in the fall semester. The seminar taken during the Junior year fulfills the Medical Studies capstone requirement. Two hours every other week.
Credit(s) This course is an introduction to the human nervous system with emphasis on the structure and function of the human brain. Topics include the evolution and development of the brain, function of nerve cells, sensory systems, control of movement and speech, learning and memory, emotion, and dysfunctions of the brain. Students will learn to research and write about different clinical topics involving the human brain.
SPA 500Clinical Year Orientation (Physician Assistant)0.5
Credit(s) Students will need to complete this course during their second spring semester, prior to starting clinical rotations. This course is designed to prepare the student on their responsibilities, assignments, and obligations during the clinical year of the Physician Assistant program.
SPA 501Procedures/Diagnostics II Remedial (Physician Assistant)0
Credit(s) This course is designed to provide remedial instruction in diagnostic procedure performance for students who fail to demonstrate mastery when tested in the primary lab section.
SPA 502History and Physical I Remedial Lab (Physician Assistant)0
Credit(s) This course is designed to provide remedial instruction in H & P I lab skills performance for students who fail to demonstrate mastery when tested in the primary lab section.
SPA 503History & Physical II Remedial Lab (Physician Assistant)0
Credit(s) This course is designed to provide remedial instruction in H & P II lab skills performance for students who fail to demonstrate mastery when tested in the primary lab section.
SPA 504General Surgery Remedial Lab (Physician Assistant)0
Credit(s) This course introduces student to the skills and principles associated with the care of the surgical patient. The student masters essential tasks which include using aseptic technique; surgical scrubbing; donning gown and gloves; instrument and equipment identification; the use, application and removal of steri-strips, staples, and sutures; medical office procedure skills; documentation of procedures and informed consent; and communicating complex issues to peers and patients.
SPA 505Procedures/Diagnostics I Remedial (Physician Assistant)0
Credit(s) Course is designed to provide individualized remediation for students who fail to demonstrate mastery in tested procedures inthe prinary Prodecures and Diagnostics I course.
Credit(s) Introduces concepts of health psychology and behavioral medicine. Topics include: effective interpersonal communication skills, basic counseling skills, normal growth and development, normative responses to stress, emotional problems of daily living, psychosomatic manifestations of illness and injury, sexuality, responses to death and dying, and multicultural issues related to delivery of patient care. Emphasis is on self-awareness and establishing a working alliance with patients.
Credit(s) Introduces the concept of medical ethics as a system of moral principles dealing with values as they relate to human conduct. Professional ethics of the physician assistant are also explored.
Credit(s) A study of the complex nature of homeostatic imbalances leading to disease. Topics include: acid-base balance; medical genetics; disorders of immunity and inflammation; blood disorders.
Credit(s) Continuation of SPA 520 . Topics include disorders of the pulmonary, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal including hepatobiliary and exocrine pancreatic function, and genitourinary systems.
SPA 540Human Gross Anatomy I (Physician Assistant)3
Credit(s) This course is designed to present an in-depth consideration of the gross anatomy of the human body using both systemic and regional approaches. This material will be presented formally in lecture format, and supplemented by dissections of human body donors in the corequisite laboratory course to enhance the understanding of the complexity of human anatomy. The laboratory sessions will correspond to the lecture topics. Clinical scenarios will be presented to apply the knowledge of anatomy learned in lecture and lab. This course is the first part of a 2-semester series. Topics covered in this first course are an introduction to the systems and a detailed review of select regions of the body (the back, thorax, limbs, head, and neck).
SPA 541Human Gross Anatomy II (Physician Assistant)1
Credit(s) This course is designed to present an in-depth consideration of the gross anatomy of the human body using both systemic and regional approaches. This material will be presented formally in lecture format, and supplemented by dissections of human body donors in the corequisite laboratory course to enhance the understanding of the complexity of human anatomy. The laboratory sessions will correspond to the lecture topics. Clinical scenarios will be presented to apply the knowledge of anatomy learned in lecture and lab. This course is the second part of a 2-semester series. Topics covered in this second course are: the abdominal wall, abdominal cavity, posterior body wall, pelvic cavity, perineum, and central nervous system.
SPA 542Human Gross Anatomy I Laboratory (Physician Assistant)1
Credit(s) This dissection-based course is designed to complement the lecture portion of the course (SPA 540). The laboratory sessions will correspond to the lecture topics to provide students an active learning environment to experience normal human anatomy as well as various clinical conditions first-hand. This course is the first part of a 2-semester series. Topics covered in this first course are an introduction to the systems and a detailed review of select regions of the body (the back, thorax, limbs, head, and neck).
SPA 543Human Gross Anatomy II Laboratory (Physician Assistant)1
Credit(s) This dissection-based course is designed to complement the lecture portion of the course (SPA 541). The laboratory sessions will correspond to the lecture topics to provide students an active learning environment to experience normal human anatomy as well as various clinical conditions first-hand. This course is the second part of a 2-semester series. Topics covered in this second course are: the abdominal wall, abdominal cavity, posterior body wall, pelvic cavity, perineum, and central nervous system.
SPA 550History & Physical I (Physician Assistant)2
Credit(s) Physical examination portions include general survey, skin, HEENT, lymphatics, neck, lungs, heart, abdomen, peripheral vascular, musculoskeletal, and neurological. Introduces cultural diversity and its impact on individual healthcare.
SPA 552History & Physical II (Physician Assistant)2
Credit(s) Continuation of SPA 550 . Includes instruction in physical examination of the genitourinary and reproductive systems and techniques and physical examination modifications needed for the geriatric patient, pediatric patient, and pregnant woman. Problem-oriented exams are presented in small-group learning format.
SPA 570PA Practice Essentials I (Physician Assistant)1
Credit(s) This course is divided into three sections covering essential topics and concepts related to the practicing physician assistant. The three sections are as follows: health promotion and wellness, documentation, medical coding and billing, professional practice topics, resume/cv writing, and interprofessional collaboration. This course focuses on documentation, medical coding and billing, and professional practice topics.
SPA 571PA Practice Essentials II (Physician Assistant)1
Credit(s) This course is divided into three sections covering essential topics and concepts related to the practicing physician assistant. The three sections are as follows: health promotion and wellness, documentation, medical coding and billing, professional practice topics, resume/cv writing, and interprofessional collaboration. This course focuses on health and wellness.
SPA 572PA Practice Essentials III (Physician Assistant)1
Credit(s) This course is divided into three sections covering essential topics and concepts related to the practicing physician assistant. The three sections are as follows: health promotion and wellness, documentation, medical coding and billing, professional practice topics, resume/cv writing, and interprofessional collaboration. This section focuses on concepts related to interprofessional collaboration, professional practice, and resume/CV writing.
Credit(s) A comprehensive introduction to diagnostic laboratory medicine. The course covers urinalysis, microbiology, hematology, serology, blood chemistry, and special diagnostic laboratory testing, serving as a foundation for understanding disease processes and diagnostic methods offered later in the curriculum.
SPA 610Procedures & Diagnostics I (Physician Assistant)1
Credit(s) This course is designed to provide instruction in diagnostic procedure performance. Topics covered will include: informed consent, documentation, asepsis and sterility, sterile gloving, injections (ID, Subcutaneous, IM).
SPA 611Procedures & Diagnostics II (Physician Assistant)1
Credit(s) This course is designed to provide instruction in diagnostic procedure performance. Topics covered will include asepsis and sterility, sterile gloving, venipuncture, injections, urinary catheterization, intervenous catheter placement, and nasogastic tube insertion.
Credit(s) This course is designed to provide instruction in the ordering of and interpretation of basic radiologic studies relating to diagnosing and treating patients. Topics include types of radiologic studies, indications for ordering and interpretation of chest, abdominal, and skeletal films.
Credit(s) Continuation of SPA 621 . Topics include the pharmacotherapy of nephrological, urological, endocrine, reproductive, neurological, and gastroenterologic conditions. Review of common medications in clinical practice from SPA 620 and SPA 621 .
Credit(s) This course focuses on electrocardiogram interpretation. It will cover a comprehensive study of the electrocardiogram, as it applies to the electricity of the heart, with an emphasis on detection of pathology and arrhythmias within the cardiovascular system, cardiac structure, or conduction system.
Credit(s) A comprehensive study of pediatric diseases and conditions with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course will also cover well child visits and the pediatric immunization schedule.
Credit(s) This course focuses on medical problems in the field of psychiatry. It will cover a comprehensive study of disease with emphasis on etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic measures, which are involved in treating medical problems in mental health field.
SPA 633Emergency Medicine (Physician Assistant)1.5
Credit(s) This course introduces the student to the specialty area of emergency medicine. It will cover the study of emergent conditions with emphasis on signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic measures.
Credit(s) A comprehensive study of diseases and conditions related to the geriatric population with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course will also cover clinical implications of aging, prevention of and chronic disease management in the elderly, ethical issues related to the elderly and end of life care.
Credit(s) A comprehensive study of diseases and conditions related to women’s health with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course will also cover perinatal transmission of disorders and conditions of normal and abnormal pregnancy.
SPA 640Primary Care Modules I (Physician Assistant)2
Credit(s) Introduces the history of the physician assistant profession and information on professional organizations, certification, and licensure. Other topics include documentation, coding procedures, billing, health promotion, and wellness.
SPA 642Primary Care Modules III (Physician Assistant)2
Credit(s) Continues instruction in professional practice topics, interviewing, and resume writing, and introduces the specialty area of emergency medicine.
Credit(s) A comprehensive study of diseases with emphasis on etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic measures involved in treating medical problems. This course focuses on dermatology and HEENT.
SPA 651Clinical Medicine II (Physician Assistant)3
Credit(s) Continuation of SPA 650 . This course focuses on hematology and oncology, and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, which include rheumatology and orthopedics.
SPA 661General Surgery Laboratory (Physician Assistant)1
Credit(s) Topics include proper scrub techniques, maintenance of sterile fields, surgical documentation, techniques of suturing, tying surgical knots and stapling, and instrument identification. Students learn surgical skills needed for the operating room as well as bedside procedures. Off-campus activities may be included.
SPA 680Clinical Decision Making (Physician Assistant)2
Credit(s) Students work through actual patient problems and data to practice clinical reasoning skills, differential diagnoses formulation, and development of treatment plans. Students monitor, critique, and direct the development of their reasoning skills.
Credit(s) Course focuses on primary care settings, general surgery, and emergency medicine. Students spend full time at off-campus clinical settings where they can expect to use skills learned during the didactic year. During these rotations, students have potential exposure to patients of any age group, from infancy through geriatrics, and are exposed to a wide range of medical problems.
SPA 725Clinical Rotation II (Physician Assistant)4
Credit(s) Course focuses on primary care settings, general surgery, and emergency medicine. Students spend full time at off-campus clinical settings where they can expect to use skills learned during the didactic year. During these rotations students have potential exposure to patients of any age group, from infancy through geriatrics, and are exposed to a wide range of medical problems.
SPA 730Clinical Rotation III (Physician Assistant)4
Credit(s) Course focuses on primary care settings, general surgery, and emergency medicine. Students spend full-time at off-campus clinical settings where they can expect to use skills learned during the didactic year. During these rotations, students have potential exposure to patients of any age group, from infancy through geriatrics, and are exposed to a wide range of medical problems.
SPA 735Clinical Rotation IV (Physician Assistant)4
Credit(s) Course focuses on pediatrics, psychiatry, women’s health or an elective. Students spend full time at off-campus clinical settings where they can expect to use skills learned during the didactic year. During these rotations, students have potential exposure to patients of any age group, from infancy through geriatrics, and are exposed to a wide range of medical problems.
Credit(s) Course focuses on pediatrics, psychiatry, women’s health, or an elective. Six week rotation may be split into 2 three-week rotations. Students spend full time at off-campus clinical settings where they can expect to use skills learned during the didactic year. During these rotations, students have potential exposure to patients of any age group, from infancy through geriatrics, and are exposed to a wide range of medical problems.
SPA 745Clinical Rotation VI (Physician Assistant)4
Credit(s) Course focuses on primary care settings, general surgery, and emergency medicine. Students spend full time at off-campus clinical settings where they can expect to use skills learned during the didactic year. During these rotations, students have potential exposure to patients of any age group, from infancy through geriatrics, and are exposed to a wide range of medical problems.
SPA 750Clinical Rotation VII (Physician Assistant)4
Credit(s) Course focuses on pediatrics, psychiatry, women’s health, or an elective. Students spend full time at off-campus clinical settings where they can expect to use skills learned during the didactic year. During these rotations, students have potential exposure to patients of any age group, from infancy through geriatrics, and are exposed to a wide range of medical problems.
SPA 755Clinical Rotation VIII (Physician Assistant)4
Credit(s) Course focuses on primary care settings, general surgery, and emergency medicine. Students spend full time at off-campus clinical settings where they can expect to use skills learning during the didactic year. During these rotations, students have potential exposure to patients of any age group, from infancy through geriatrics, and are exposed to a wide range of medical problems.
Credit(s) The Clinical Medicine courses are a series of courses throughout the didactic portion of the PA program broken down into medical specialties. This entails a comprehensive study of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course focuses on Dermatology.
Credit(s) The Clinical Medicine courses are a series of courses throughout the didactic portion of the PA program broken down into medical specialties. This entails a comprehensive study of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course focuses on Otolarngology/HEENT.
Credit(s) The Clinical Medicine courses are a series of courses throughout the didactic portion of the PA program broken down into medical specialties. This entails a comprehensive study of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course focuses on hematology/oncology.
Credit(s) The Clinical Medicine courses are a series of courses throughout the didactic portion of the PA program broken down into medical specialties. This entails a comprehensive study of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course focuses on rheumatology and orthopedics.
Credit(s) The Clinical Medicine courses are a series of courses throughout the didactic portion of the PA program broken down into medical specialties. This entails a comprehensive study of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course focuses on pulmonary conditions.
Credit(s) The Clinical Medicine courses are a series of courses throughout the didactic portion of the PA program broken down into medical specialties. This entails a comprehensive study of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course focuses on cardiovascular conditions.
Credit(s) The Clinical Medicine courses are a series of courses throughout the didactic portion of the PA program broken down into medical specialties. This entails a comprehensive study of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course focuses on neurological conditions.
Credit(s) The Clinical Medicine courses are a series of courses throughout the didactic portion of the PA program broken down into medical specialties. This entails a comprehensive study of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course focuses on the gastrointestinal system.
Credit(s) The Clinical Medicine courses are a series of courses throughout the didactic portion of the PA program broken down into medical specialties. This entails a comprehensive study of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course focuses on infectious diseases.
Credit(s) The Clinical Medicine courses are a series of courses throughout the didactic portion of the PA program broken down into medical specialties. This entails a comprehensive study of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course focuses on urological conditions.
Credit(s) The Clinical Medicine courses are a series of courses throughout the didactic portion of the PA program broken down into medical specialties. This entails a comprehensive study of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course focuses on disorders of the kidney.
Credit(s) The Clinical Medicine courses are a series of courses throughout the didactic portion of the PA program broken down into medical specialties. This entails a comprehensive study of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, lab and diagnostic procedures, and appropriate treatment management. This course focuses on diseases of the endocrine system.
Credit(s) This clinical rotation provides students with exposure to the principles and practice of medicine. This supervised clinical practice experience enables students to assess patients seeking medical care across the life span with an emphasis on caring for acutely and chronically ill infant, child, adolescent, adult, and elderly patients. This rotation is intended to provide the opportunity to refine techniques of history-taking and physical examination. This clinical experience will enable the student to provide care as an entry-level physician assistant upon graduation.
SPA 902Clinical Rotation II (Physician Assistant)4
Credit(s) This clinical rotation provides students with exposure to the principles and practice of medicine. This supervised clinical practice experience enables students to assess patients seeking medical care across the life span with an emphasis on caring for acutely and chronically ill infant, child, adolescent, adult, and elderly patients. This rotation is intended to provide the opportunity to refine techniques of history-taking and physical examination. This clinical experience will enable the student to provide care as an entry-level physician assistant upon graduation.
SPA 903Clinical Rotation III (Physician Assistant)4
Credit(s) This clinical rotation provides students with exposure to the principles and practice of medicine. This supervised clinical practice experience enables students to assess patients seeking medical care across the life span with an emphasis on caring for acutely and chronically ill infant, child, adolescent, adult, and elderly patients. This rotation is intended to provide the opportunity to refine techniques of history-taking and physical examination. This clinical experience will enable the student to provide care as an entry-level physician assistant upon graduation.
SPA 904Clinical Rotation IV (Physician Assistant)4
Credit(s) This clinical rotation provides students with exposure to the principles and practice of medicine. This supervised clinical practice experience enables students to assess patients seeking medical care across the life span with an emphasis on caring for acutely and chronically ill infant, child, adolescent, adult, and elderly patients. This rotation is intended to provide the opportunity to refine techniques of history-taking and physical examination. This clinical experience will enable the student to provide care as an entry-level physician assistant upon graduation.
Credit(s) This clinical rotation provides students with exposure to the principles and practice of medicine. This supervised clinical practice experience enables students to assess patients seeking medical care across the life span with an emphasis on caring for acutely and chronically ill infant, child, adolescent, adult, and elderly patients. This rotation is intended to provide the opportunity to refine techniques of history-taking and physical examination. This clinical experience will enable the student to provide care as an entry-level physician assistant upon graduation.
SPA 906Clinical Rotation VI (Physician Assistant)4
Credit(s) This clinical rotation provides students with exposure to the principles and practice of medicine. This supervised clinical practice experience enables students to assess patients seeking medical care across the life span with an emphasis on caring for acutely and chronically ill infant, child, adolescent, adult, and elderly patients. This rotation is intended to provide the opportunity to refine techniques of history-taking and physical examination. This clinical experience will enable the student to provide care as an entry-level physician assistant upon graduation.
SPA 907Clinical Rotation VII (Physician Assistant)4
Credit(s) This clinical rotation provides students with exposure to the principles and practice of medicine. This supervised clinical practice experience enables students to assess patients seeking medical care across the life span with an emphasis on caring for acutely and chronically ill infant, child, adolescent, adult, and elderly patients. This rotation is intended to provide the opportunity to refine techniques of history-taking and physical examination. This clinical experience will enable the student to provide care as an entry-level physician assistant upon graduation.
SPA 908Clinical Rotation VIII (Physician Assistant)4
Credit(s) This clinical rotation provides students with exposure to the principles and practice of medicine. This supervised clinical practice experience enables students to assess patients seeking medical care across the life span with an emphasis on caring for acutely and chronically ill infant, child, adolescent, adult, and elderly patients. This rotation is intended to provide the opportunity to refine techniques of history-taking and physical examination. This clinical experience will enable the student to provide care as an entry-level physician assistant upon graduation.
SPA 919Intro to Evidence Based Principles (Physician Assistant)1
Credit(s) Assists students in maintaining a critical, current and operational knowledge of new medical findings required for the prevention and treatment of disease. Students learn how to appropriately search, interpret, and evaluate the medical literature with a focus on applying new information to individualized patient care. Topics include formulating searchable questions, interpretation of basic biostatistical methods frequently used in the literature.
Credit(s) Students utilize what they learned in SPA 919 by completing research to answer questions based upon valid evidence. Individual case presentations, group topic presentations, and panel discussions with emphasis on the rotations that occur during the semester (internal medicine, pediatrics, and family practice). The course meets on campus at the end of the semester.
Credit(s) Students utilize what they learned in SPA 919 by completing research to answer questions based upon valid evidence. Individual case presentations, group topic presentations, and panel discussions with emphasis on the rotations that occur during the semester (emergency medicine, general surgery, and woman’s health). The course meets on campus at the end of the semester.
Credit(s) Students utilize what they learned in SPA 919 by completing research to answer questions based upon valid evidence. Individual case presentations, group topic presentations, and panel discussions with emphasis on the rotations that occur during the semester (psychiatry, geriatrics, and various elective specialties). The course meets on campus at the end of the semester.
