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HTCA 513 - Information Systems and Healthcare Informatics (3)
This course provides the student with a conceptual framework for data base development, relational data management, use of health statistics, health indicators, confidentiality, security and privacy in a healthcare setting. Meaningful case studies are considered to help take aim at today’s challenges while laying the groundwork for the changes ahead.
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HTCA 543 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare (3)
This course will expose students to the principles of business ethics as well as understanding clinical ethical dilemmas. In the process of reviewing these general principles, students will consider and develop their own prioritized values that would apply to their anticipated work in healthcare organizations. Special emphasis will be placed on the administrator’s ethical and social responsibility in deciding how to allocate resources and deal with conflicting interests. Governance structures and audit systems will be addressed as well as ethical frameworks for decision-making. The course considers the legal obligation and responsibilities of healthcare organizations in administration. Elements of corporation, agency, administrative, and common law are covered. In addition, voluntary and government regulations of the healthcare industry are discussed. This course critically examines the major social, political, and economic forces impacting business organizations.
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HTCA 545 - Population Health Management (3)
This course will provide students with training in the measurement, analysis, method, language, models, and concepts of population health. The course clarifies how an understanding of determinants of health can influence public policy, planning, and research to promote a healthier society with greater health equity. By the end of the course, students will understand the relationship between health care and individual and population health, and be able to combine that knowledge with critical thinking to identify, evaluate, and address issues in health care and population health, collaboratively. Students will be able to apply statistical and epidemiological methods to clinical and managerial decision making and to interpreting and appraising the literature on health care delivery. They will be able to analyze the forces, explicit (e.g. legal, financial) and implicit (e.g. historical, cultural), that influence individual and population health and the health care delivery. Students will demonstrate the structure and function of front line systems in healthcare and apply principles and practices that improve processes, outcomes, and value.
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HTCA 554 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior (3)
This course explores the various leadership theories. The course focuses on leadership’s role and responsibilities in the maintenance and improvement of productivity, quality, and the competitive position of the enterprise. Critical issues such as employee motivation, interpersonal perception, communication, accommodation of the individual to the organization, individual career development, organizational impact on individual and group work behavior through design of work, and methods of evaluation and rewarding work effectiveness are explored. Students will assess their personal leadership styles. The areas of individual behavior, informal and formal organizational structure, and group dynamics will be related to leadership style and effectiveness in managing change. Students will also critically examine and learn conflict resolution skills.
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HTCA 564 - Strategic Leadership in Healthcare (3)
The course examines various leadership skills, including conflict resolution and negotiations, to improve the competitive position of the enterprise. Students will assess their personal leadership styles and explore the impact these leadership styles have on organizational outcomes. The student will engage in the design thinking process while working in groups to generate innovative ideas and manage change. Students evaluates the business environment, and formulate and assess competing strategies.
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HTCA 585 - Human Resources Management (3)
This course examines the role of the human resource professional as a strategic partner in managing today’s organizations. Key functions, such as recruitment, selection, development, appraisal, retention, compensation, and labor relations, are examined. Implications of legal and global environments are appraised, and current issues, such as diversity training, sexual harassment policies, and rising benefit costs, are analyzed. The best practices of employers of choice are considered.
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HTCA 589 - Quality Management and Patient Safety (3)
This course presents the basic principles and tools associated with quality management. The topics include the definition of quality and its function in health services, strategic quality planning, quality tools, customer voice, market voice, and statistical quality control. The class focuses on the specific domains of healthcare quality and patient safety. It introduces students to relevant theory, content, tools, and methods in the field of patient safety. Students will be introduced to patient safety problems and high risk contexts for error occurrence. Students will learn error theory and systems thinking, as well as methods for risk assessment and patient safety improvement. Students will be challenged to consider the roles of varied healthcare stakeholders in building a safer healthcare system.
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HTCA 595 - Human Resources Strategy and Organizational Behavior (3)
This course examines the role of human resources and organizational behavior in the healthcare environment. Key functions such as recruitment, selection, development, appraisal, retention, compensation, and labor relations are examined. Implications of legal and global environments are appraised, and current issues, such as diversity training, sexual harassment policies, and rising benefit costs, are analyzed. The application of organizational behavior theory will explore the effect of behavior, job satisfaction and performance of people working in organizations. This course provides a body of knowledge and skills needed to successfully manage and lead healthcare organizations.
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HTCA 605 - Health Insurance, Managed Care and Reimbursement (3)
This course looks in detail at the societal and managerial issues precipitated by how the U.S. healthcare system is financed. The course considers types of managed care arrangements, the impact of managed care on service provision, risk arrangements, capitation, and the changing relationships between patients, payers, providers, and employers. This course is designed to explore in-depth the predominant provider payment systems in the United States. The structure and function of employer-based insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid will be studied. An introduction of the basic structure, pricing, and management of financial risks by private health insurance plans and the estimation of future expenditures for public health insurance programs will be explored. The course also examines the operation of health insurance plans from both the buyer and the insurer perspectives; how health plans employ actuarial estimates to project the cost of their benefit package and determine the premiums they will charge; and methodology as it pertains to the projection of costs in public health insurance programs.
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HTCA 613 - Healthcare Systems and Operations Management (3)
This course introduces students to the U.S. healthcare system, both public and private sectors, and examines the structure of the health system, current topics in healthcare reform, the policy process, and advocacy for public health. The course will develop a general managerial perspective on the role of operations management in the function of a healthcare organization, at both the tactical and strategic levels. It will offer a broad survey of concepts and techniques in managing operations, with particular emphasis on a number of major operations management issues that can significantly affect the competitive position of a healthcare organization. Topics include process analysis, information technology, operations strategy, supply chain management, and forecasting.
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HTCA 623 - Healthcare Systems and Governance (3)
This course reviews the U.S. healthcare system, both public and private sectors, and examines the structure of the health system. The course will develop a general managerial perspective on the role of operations management in the function of a healthcare organization, at both the tactical and strategic levels, how their services are carried out, how resources are managed, and how regulatory powers are complied with and/or managed.
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HTCA 630 - Quality Management and Patient Safety (3)
This course presents the basic principles and tools associated with quality management. The topics include the definition of quality and its function in health services; strategic quality planning; quality tools; customer voice; market voice; and statistical quality control. The class focuses on the specific domains of healthcare quality and patient safety. It introduces students to relevant theory; content; tools; and methods in the field of patient safety. Students will be introduced to patient safety problems and high risk contexts for error occurrence. Students will learn error theory and systems thinking; as well as methods for risk assessment and patient safety improvement. Students will be challenged to consider the roles of varied healthcare stakeholders in building a safer healthcare system.
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HTCA 633 - Ethical Issues and Public Policy (3)
This course will expose students to the principles of business ethics as well as understanding ethical dilemmas. In the process of reviewing these general principles, students will consider and develop their own prioritized values that would apply to their anticipated work in healthcare organizations. Students will also learn about the legislative, regulatory, and policy issues related to the management and provision of healthcare. Students will explore in-depth issues such as cost and value in healthcare, and modes of financing within various healthcare systems, and how diversity and multicultural issues effect the administration of healthcare. Moreover, students will learn the element of corporation, agency, and administrative law that influence the healthcare industry. This course will help students gain a better understanding of the sociopolitical forces that impact the formation, adaptation, regulation, and sustainability of healthcare.
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HTCA 635 - Quality Management and Patient Safety (3)
This course presents principles and tools associated with quality management. The topics include the definition of quality and its function in health services; strategic quality planning; quality tools; customer voice; market voice; and statistical quality control. The class focuses on th specific domains of healthcare quality and patient safety. It introduces students to relevant theory; content; tools; and methods in the field of patient safety. Students will enhance their knowledge of patient safety problems and high-risk contexts for error occurrence. Students will learn error theory and systems thinking, as well as methods for risk assessment and patient safety improvement. Students will be challenged to consider the roles of varied healthcare stakeholders in building a safer healthcare system.
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HTCA 640 - Managerial Epidemiology (3) Course Level: Masters
This course addresses the integration of epidemiology into strategic planning and managerial decision-making in health service organizations. Epidemiological principles and tools of investigation from a managerial perspective are addressed. Course work includes environmental analysis of health behaviors and lifestyle that impact demand on healthcare delivery systems. Students will evaluate models for integration of health services, preventive programs, demand management, and continuity of care policy issues. (Fall)
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HTCA 641 - Strategy I (3)
This course will introduce students to ways in which organizations use strategic management theories and processes to impact key organizational systems, processes and technologies to improve overall health outcomes. The course enhances decision-making and strategic management skills by providing students the opportunity to analyze the effects of various decision-making strategies on organizational outcomes. Students will discover unique perspectives and gain knowledge of how the healthcare industry moves to a culture of strategy and innovation.
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HTCA 642 - Strategy II (3)
This course will challenge students to examine the strategic development process and how to embed innovation to strengthen organizational capacity and market presence. Moreover, by developing a conscious, disciplined focus on the sources of innovation, opportunities to change perception, and how disruption stimulates the healthcare system, future healthcare leaders can drive strategy. Students will learn the value of using strategy and innovation to create organization change and growth. Additionally, this course provides knowledge and perspectives to scan, monitor, and analyze industries and markets for signs of strategic shift. Examples of strategy formulation and implementation (communicating the strategy) are emphasized.
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HTCA 643 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare (3)
This course will be a comprehensive examination of principles in business ethics as well as understanding clinical ethical dilemmas. In the process of reviewing these general principles, students will consider and develop their own prioritized values that apply to work in healthcare organizations. Special emphasis will be placed on the administrator’s ethical and social responsibility in deciding how to allocate resources and deal with conflicting interests. Governance structures and audit systems will be addressed as well as ethical frameworks for decision-making. The course considers the legal obligation and responsibilities of healthcare organizations in administration. Elements of corporation, agency, administrative, and common law are covered. In addition, voluntary and government regulations of the healthcare industry are discussed. This course critically examines the major social, political, and economic forces impacting business organizations.
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HTCA 650 - Innovation I (3)
This course will introduce the definitions and concepts that include the innovation process, design thinking, intrapreneurship, entrepreneurship, process improvement, and the market factors that impact the healthcare innovation process. Students will use design thinking and processes to identify needs of the healthcare industry and move beyond theory to developing prototypes.
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HTCA 651 - Innovation II (3)
This course will explore the models and cycles of innovation and how innovation works in organizations. Exploration of how to embed innovation in the organizational strategy and ways to innovate across the organization to create sustainable value. Key innovation concepts include: creating ways to innovate across the organization; methods to prepare for a disruptive society; and using stories to fuel innovation. Additionally, students will learn ways to increase the capacity of leaders for strategic innovation and create space for innovation to occur within the organization.
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HTCA 653 - Healthcare Policy and Politics (3)
This course’s objective is to engage students in weighing both the policy and political tradeoff s raised by health reform, while examining the formulation and implementation of health policy in the U.S. healthcare system. Emphasis is on the application of analytical contributions from health economics, scientific inquiry and research, and other policy-related disciplines to current issues in healthcare delivery, organization, and financing.
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HTCA 663 - Global Healthcare Policy and Politics (3)
This course’s objective is to engage students in weighing both the policy and political tradeoffs raised by health reform, while examining the formulation and implementation of health policy globally. Emphasis is on the application of analytical contributions from health economics, scientific inquiry and research, and other policy-related disciplines to current issues in healthcare delivery, organization, and financing. Students compare and contrast U.S. healthcare policies to those of other nations and explore the potential applications of importing and exporting these practices to demonstrate how political, economic, social, and cultural determinants have shaped the evolution of current national, regional, and local healthcare policies.
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HTCA 680 - Strategic Planning and Management (3)
This course applies the knowledge and techniques learned in earlier courses in an integrated fashion to the process of strategic decision-making and organizational change. The course develops the analytical and financial skills to gain competitive advantage in a dynamic business climate. Students learn how to evaluate the business environment, assess an organization’s strengths and capabilities, and decide between competing strategies. Topics considered will be the relationship of organizations to their environments, the hierarchy of organizational objectives, structured as well as informal approaches to strategic planning, the integration of business functions, organizational structure, and evaluation.
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HTCA 685 - Executive Strategic Planning and Management (3)
This course applies the knowledge and techniques learned in earlier courses in an integrated fashion to the process of strategic decision-making and organizational change. The course develops the analytical and financial skills to gain competitive advantage in a dynamic business climate. Students learn how to evaluate the business environment, assess an organization’s strengths and capabilities, decide between competing strategies, understand asssessment, strategy formulation, and implementation and control.
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HTCA 690 - Healthcare Administration Capstone (3)
This course is designed to assimilate and integrate knowledge and skills from previous coursework and field experiences. The class focuses on the key issues impacting the administration of today’s healthcare organizations and explores how those issues impact the delivery of care.
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HTCA 691 - Healthcare Administration Capstone (1) Course Level: Graduate
This course is designed to assimilate and integrate knowledge and skills from previous coursework and field experiences. The class focuses on the key issues impacting the administration of today’s healthcare organizations and explores how those issues impact the delivery of care.
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HTCA 695 - Residency (3)
This course is designed for those who are currently in a field other than healthcare or do not have a minimum of two years’ work experience in healthcare administration. Students learn to apply concepts and theories of management under the direct supervision of a practitioner as well as a faculty member. To initiate the contractual arrangements for the course, a student must meet with an MHA advisor and the appropriate faculty during the semester preceding enrollment.
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HTCA 696 - Residency (1) Course Level: Graduate
This course is designed for those who are currently in a field other than healthcare or do not have a minimum of two years’ work experience in healthcare administration.
Students learn to apply concepts and theories of management under the direct supervision of a practitioner as well as a faculty member. To initiate the contractual arrangements for the course, a student must meet with an MHA advisor and the appropriate faculty during the semester preceding enrollment.
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HTSC 495 - Internship (6)
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HTSC 545 - Population Health Management (3)
This course will provide students with training in the measurement, analysis, method, language, models, and concepts of population health. The course clarifies how an understanding of determinants of health can influence public policy, planning, and research to promote a healthier society with greater health equity. By the end of the course, students will understand the relationship between health care and individual and population health, and be able to combine that knowledge with critical thinking to identify, evaluate, and address issues in health care and population health, collaboratively. Students will be able to apply statistical and epidemiological methods to clinical and managerial decision making and to interpreting and appraising the literature on health care delivery. They will be able to analyze the forces, explicit (e.g. legal, financial) and implicit (e.g. historical, cultural), that influence individual and population health and the health care delivery. Students will evaluate the structure and function of front line systems in healthcare and apply principles and practices that improve processes, outcomes, and value.
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MSNA 501 - Clinical Conference I (1) Prerequisites: MSNA 524 , MSNA 531 , MSNA 532
This course promotes beginning synthesis of current anesthesia topics and research through review and application of current anesthesia literature to service and healthcare as ministry.
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MSNA 502 - Clinical Conference II (1) Prerequisites: MSNA 501 MSNA 533 MSNA 534 MSNA 621
This course promotes synthesis of current anesthesia topics and research through review and application of current anesthesia literature, as well as presentation and discussion of morbidity and mortality of clinical cases.
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MSNA 503 - Clinical Conference III (1) Prerequisites: MSNA 502 MSNA 622 MSNA 635 MSNA 636
This course promotes synthesis of current anesthesia topics and research through review and application of current anesthesia literature, as well as presentation and discussion of morbidity and mortality of clinical cases.
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MSNA 504 - Clinical Conference IV (1) Prerequisites: MSNA 503 MSNA 623
This course promotes synthesis of current anesthesia topics and research through review and application of current anesthesia literature as related to service and healthcare as ministry.
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MSNA 530 - Introduction to Nurse Anesthesia Practice (2)
Admission to Nurse Anesthesia Program.
This course introduces the student to basic principles of nurse anesthesia practice. Pre-operative patient assessment, anesthetic record keeping, informed consent, airway examination, anesthesia monitoring, patient positioning, ASA classification, and anesthesia techniques are explored.
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MSNA 531 - Principles of Science and Techniques for Nurse Anesthesia (3) Prerequisites: BIOL 521 BIOL 522 MSNA 530 MSNS 511 MSNS 511L PHRM 523
This course integrates principles of chemistry and physics germane to anesthesia practice. An in-depth exploration of the anesthesia machine and its components is also conducted. Students develop skills in pre-operative preparation of the anesthetizing environment and anesthesia machine check. Principles of safety and infection control are also applied.
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MSNA 532 - Basic Principles and Techniques of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (4) Prerequisites: MSNA 530
This course provides a beginning foundation for students to plan and implement nursing anesthesia care in healthy patients. Topics include: designing and implementing individualized anesthesia care plans, principles of anesthesia induction, maintenance, emergence, anesthesia complications in the healthy patient, airway management, and anesthesia for basic abdominal, orthopedic, urologic, ophthalmologic, and ENT procedures. Simulator laboratory experience, operating room observation time during June/July, and operating room clinical assignments during August are provided for students to develop beginning level airway and anesthesia management skills.
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MSNA 532L - Basic Principles and Techniques of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (0)
Corequisite: MSNA 532
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MSNA 533 - Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia (4) Prerequisites: MSNA 531 MSNA 532 MSNA 524
This course builds upon previous knowledge for students to plan and implement nurse anesthesia care for patients with moderate pathology or those undergoing increasingly complex procedures. Topics include: regional block insertion and management, acute pain management, chronic pain management, and trauma anesthesia.
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MSNA 534 - Principles of Nurse Anesthesia for Patients with Co-Existing Disease (2) Prerequisites: MSNA 531 MSNA 532
This course builds upon previous knowledge for students to plan and implement nurse anesthesia care in patients with co-existing diseases. Topics include: anesthesia for patients with neuromuscular, skeletal muscle, and endocrine diseases; noncardiac surgery in the cardiac patient; and anesthesia for patients with hematologic, psychiatric/mental, renal, and hepatic disorders.
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MSNA 551 - Directed Study I (1)
One-credit directed study. Permission of the department chair is required for admission.
This course provides the student with the opportunity for directed study of a particular anesthesia problem or area.
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MSNA 552 - Directed Study II (2)
Two-credit directed study. Permission of the department chair is required for admission.
This course provides the student with the opportunity for directed study of a particular anesthesia problem or area.
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MSNA 553 - Directed Study III (3)
Three-credit directed study. Permission of the department chair is required for admission.
This course provides the student with the opportunity for directed study of a particular anesthesia problem or area.
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MSNA 621 - Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum I (4)
During this practicum course, students are provided clinical experience in all types of anesthetic techniques. Preparation of patients and equipment, pre- and post-operative patient evaluation, planning and implementing individualized anesthesia care plans, non-invasive and invasive monitoring, and airway management techniques are emphasized.
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MSNA 622 - Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum II (4)
During this practicum course, students are provided clinical experiences for specialized populations and surgical specialties. Clinical experiences will also include anesthesia techniques specific to acute and chronic pain management.
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MSNA 623 - Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum III (4)
During this practicum course, students are provided with clinical experience for complex patients across the life span and critically ill populations.
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MSNA 624 - Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum IV (4)
During this practicum course, students are provided with clinical experience for complex patients undergoing complex procedures. Clinical experiences also include anesthetic techniques specific to cardiac, intrathoracic, intracranial, and transplant anesthesia.
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MSNA 625 - Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum V (4)
During this practicum course, students are provided with internship experiences to assist in the transition from student to full-contributing member of the anesthesia care team.
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MSNA 635 - Principles of Nurse Anesthesia for Patients Across the Life Span (3)
This course builds upon previous knowledge for students to plan and implement nurse anesthesia care for patients across the life span. Emphasis is placed upon the effects of age-related physiology and implications for anesthesia administration. Topics related to the special needs of pediatric, obstetric, and geriatric patients are discussed.
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MSNA 636 - Principles of Nurse Anesthesia for Complex Patients and Procedures (3)
This course builds upon previous knowledge for students to plan and implement nurse anesthesia care for complex patients and procedures. Emphasis is placed on the effects of moderate to severe pathophysiology and their implications for anesthesia administration.
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MSNA 637 - Nurse Anesthesia Principles Review (2)
This course provides students with a general overall review of anesthesia content to aid in preparation for taking the National Certification Examination. Content review is presented through simulated experiences and computerized practice examinations so that students may identify individualized content areas requiring additional review and study.
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MSNA 641 - Professional Issues in Nurse Anesthesia Practice (3)
This course explores issues related to nurse anesthetists in the roles of educator, business manager, consultant, researcher, entrepreneur, and influencer of public policy.
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MSNA 690 - Final Student Project (2)
Taken over three trimesters (5, 6, and 7) for a total of 6 credits.
This is the capstone project of the nurse anesthesia program. While students will be working on their individualized projects throughout the program, credit for project work is given in the last three trimesters of the program. Successful completion and approval of student projects are required for graduation.
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MSNS 511 - Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostics (3)
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During this course, students will integrate knowledge of cognitive processes and develop psychomotor skills needed for assessing health of patients across the lifespan. Health assessments involve the determination of psychomotor, developmental, nutritional, mental, and physical health status of the patient; the student also identifies appropriate diagnostic tests to assist in health assessment.
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MSNS 511L - Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostics Lab (0)
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MSNA 524 - Pharmacology in Nurse Anesthesia (3) Prerequisites: BIOL521, BIOL522, MSNA530, MSNS511, PHRM523
This course examines the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of anesthetic and accessory drugs used in anesthesia practice. Receptor site physiology, mechanisms of action, factors modifying drug effects, toxicity, and indications and contraindications for use are emphasized. Principles of biochemistry are integrated.
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PHRM 523 - Advanced Pharmacotherapy (3)
This course increases the student’s understanding of fundamental drug actions at the cellular level and their effects on human systems. Principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, receptor site physiology, toxicology, side effects, indications, and contra-indications are emphasized for each group of drugs. Emphasis is placed on the interaction between pharmacotherapy and pathophysiology.
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Physician Assistant |
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PHAS 501 - Introduction to the PA Profession (1)
This course explores the history of the Physician Assistant (PA) profession and current trends affecting the profession. Students will gain insight into professional ethics and conduct as well as the role of a PA as a healthcare provider. Students also will be informed of professional organizations, program accreditation, employment considerations and professional liability issues Summer
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PHAS 502C - History and Physical Examination Skills (4)
This course is designed to provide the primary care physician assistant student with the essential skills needed to obtain a patient’s comprehensive medical history and perform a comprehensive physical examination. Additional emphasis will be placed on written and verbal communication skills. Weekly laboratory sessions will enable the student to practice physical assessment and communication skills on one another in a comfortable environment. Practice in the use of pertinent diagnostic equipment will be incorporated. Proper documentation of the adult comprehensive history and physical exam will be practiced. Summer
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PHAS 504 - Principles of Clinical Pharmacology (1)
This course introduces students to the concepts of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics as the fundamental basis for understanding the role clinical pharmacology performs in the treatment of disease processes. The use of pharmacotherapeutics as it pertains to the enhancement of patient care in the clinical setting will be explored through lecture and interactive exercises. Focus will be placed in the interpretation of medical literature using evidence-based, best practices. Summer
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PHAS 505 - Patient Assessment I (1)
This is the first of a series of courses designed to provide hands-on experience that allows the physician assistant student the opportunity to practice history and physical exam skills and apply clinical decision making skills. Clinical laboratory sessions will be based on an ongoing patient case study. The labs will provide students with the opportunity to perform complete and focused history and physical evaluations, develop differential diagnosis and prepare treatment plans for a patients various illnesses, and expand clinical assessment skills, as based upon disease and conditions taught during PHAS 512, Clinical Medicine I. Fall
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PHAS 506 - Patient Assessment II (1) Prerequisites: PHAS 505
All prerequisites must be completed with a minimum grade of “B” (3.00)
This is the second of a series of courses designed to provide hands-on experience that allows the physician assistant student continuous opportunities build upon knowledge and skills learned in PHAS 505, Patient Assessment I, and PHAS 512, Clinical Medicine I. Clinical laboratory sessions will be based on an ongoing patient case study, where students will continue to practice complete and focused history and physical evaluations, develop differential diagnosis and prepare treatment plans for a patients various illnesses, and expand clinical assessment skills, as based upon disease and conditions taught during PHAS 513, Clinical Medicine II. Spring
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PHAS 512 - Clinical Medicine I (7)
This course is designed to provide the primary care physician assistant student with the essentials of assessment, diagnosis, and management of the adult patient. Objectives of this course include dissemination and knowledge-building concerning pathology of disease by organ system and medical specialty. Proper selection, utilization, and interpretation of laboratory diagnostic studies and radiologic imaging studies will be stressed. Topics include diseases and conditions pertinent to dermatology, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, pulmonology, cardiovascular systems, gastroenterology/nutrition, and genitourinary/renal systems. Fall
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PHAS 513 - Clinical Medicine II (6) Prerequisites: PHAS 512
All prerequisites must be completed with a minimum grade of “B” (3.00)
This course will comprise further system evaluation regarding disease processes and their manifestations.Through the use of lectures and interactive exercises, students will add to the fund of knowledge acquired in PHAS 512 Clinical Medicine I.Topics will include studies of the gastrointestinal system, infectious disease, neurology, orthopedics and endocrinology. Spring
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PHAS 514 - Clinical Medicine III (5) Prerequisites: PHAS 513
All prerequisites must be completed with a minimum grade of “B” (3.00)
Students will continue their study of disease processes as it relates to specific body systems.Utilizing principles of advanced anatomy and pathophysiology, students explore how disease processes can disrupt normal body systems function and best practice to determine origin and treatment modalities. Systems will include genitourinary and psychiatric disorders and encompass discussions regarding preventive and alternative medicine. Summer
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PHAS 515C - Gross Anatomy (6)
This course will broaden the student’s knowledge of human anatomy. Body system functions, interactions, and locations of specific structures will be explored in depth. Emphasis will be placed on these components as they enhance examination skills and clinical applications. Summer
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PHAS 520 - Patient-Centered Healthcare I (2)
Students will explore healthcare delivery from a patient-centered perspective. Students will address social, ethnic and religious issues in the development, evaluation and implementation of therapeutic goals.Students will learn to develop strategies for patient education, counseling, and preventive measures in light of the above. Fall
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PHAS 521 - Patient-Centered Healthcare II (2) Prerequisites: PHAS 520
All prerequisites must be completed with a minimum grade of “B” (3.00).
Students will continue their study of concepts learned in PHAS 520 to deepen their understanding of ethical and moral imperatives in health care. Considerations of risk management, medico-legal issues, patient informed consent and confidentiality will be explored. Students will explore the impact of health care policy and socioeconomic status on decision-making and healthcare delivery. Spring
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PHAS 522 - Pathophysiology I (2)
Students will learn in-depth concepts of physiology as they relate to the etiology of disease. Students will learn principles of multisystem function and dysfunction at the cellular and molecular levels, especially as they relate to homeostatic function. Fall
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PHAS 524 - Clinical Pharmacology I (2)
Students will build on knowledge obtained in PHAS 504, Principles of Clinical Pharmacology, in deepening their understanding of the application of pharmacotherapeutics to disease processes. The use of pharmacological agents to treat a variety of conditions will be addressed, including mechanism of action, drug categories, drug classifications, drug-drug interactions, indications, and contraindications. Focus will continue to be placed in the interpretation of medical literature using evidence-based, best practices. Fall
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PHAS 532 - Pathophysiology II (2) Prerequisites: PHAS 522
All prerequisites must be completed with a minimum grade of “B” (3.00)
Building on the concepts learned in PHAS 522 Pathophysiology I, students will continue to study about the principles of multisystem function and dysfunction at the cellular and molecular levels. This study will culminate in a better understanding of the pathophysiologic processes of the human body. Spring
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PHAS 534 - Clinical Pharmacology II (2)
As the last course in a three-course sequence, students will continue to build on knowledge and skills obtained in PHAS 504, Principles of Clinical Pharmacology, and PHAS 524, Clinical Pharmacology I, in deepening their understanding of the application of pharmacotherapeutics to disease processes. The use of pharmacological agents to treat a variety of conditions will continue to be addressed, including mechanism of action, drug categories, drug classifications, drug-drug interactions, indications, and contraindications. Issues concerning the specific patient populations of pediatric and geriatrics will be emphasized. Interpretation of medical literature will use evidence-based medicine and best practices. Spring
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PHAS 535 - Clinical Research Methods (2)
Students will evaluate current medical literature to determine validity based on statistical and clinical outcomes. Emphasis will be placed on the use, appropriateness, and understanding of common biostatistic methods and epidemiologic approaches employed by the health care professions as a basis for clinical judgment. Empirical data regarding medicine and patient care, as well as those used in the surveillance and investigation of health-related states or events will be explored. Summer
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PHAS 540C - Clinical Correlations (4)
Students will utilize the various concepts of patient evaluation and care.Analytical reasoning, system disease processes, and diagnostic methods in case-based scenarios combine to form differential diagnoses, final diagnosis, and therapeutic treatment plans. Discussion groups, patient simulation and various laboratory procedures will be employed to prepare students for real world experiences in medical practice. Summer
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PHAS 545 - Genetics and Genomics for the Physician Assistant (2)
Students will explore the role of genetics in the etiology of disease, susceptibility to disease and management of disease. Students will learn effective methods to uncover a patient’s genetic predisposition for disease development and potential interventions that will facilitate the patient’s adaptation to disease or increased risk for disease. This course gives the physician assistant student a foundational basis from which to study human genetics. In addition, techniques and resources necessary to promote patient understanding and counseling will be incorporated into the students practice. Family planning and risk assessment tools will be described. Fall
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PHAS 550 - Emergency Medicine (2)
Students will become familiar with cases which commonly present to emergency departments. Students will learn to identify illness, trauma, and best practice for stabilization of these presentations. Case-based scenarios and patient simulations will also be utilized. In this course, students will also become certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). Summer
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PHAS 560 - Healthcare Disparities (3)
In this course, students will study the issues regarding evaluation and treatment of patients in women’s health, pediatrics and geriatrics. Students will also explore the diverse and unique issues affecting patients in rural and underserved populations. Spring
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PHAS 570C - Medical Procedures (3)
In this lab intensive course, students will learn skills and techniques in the treatment of patients with a variety of settings. Suturing, splinting, wound care, intravenous and intraosseous insertions, nasogastric intubation and Foley catheter insertions will be demonstrated and practiced. Students will also be introduced to pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative care, and to minor surgical procedures. Summer
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PHAS 599 - Clinical Orientation (1)
Students will learn about professionalism in the clinical setting, patient confidentiality, and HIPAA and OSHA requirements. They will study issues regarding medical errors and their avoidance and the use of electronic medical record systems. The students will also examine the concept of interdisciplinary teams in healthcare delivery and the role it plays in patient outcomes. Summer
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PHAS 600 - Clinical Rotation 1 (4)
This 5 week clinical rotation will focus on primary care medicine. This rotation may include family practice and rural healthcare settings. The student will learn about evaluation, diagnosis and therapeutic planning related to a variety of acute and chronic illnesses and injuries. Students will develop their skills in dealing with patients and patient education. Fall
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PHAS 601 - Professional Development (1)
Students will develop a professional resume and will explore topics ranging from employment strategies, medical malpractice, and reimbursement issues. Spring
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PHAS 610 - Clinical Rotation 2 (4)
This 5 week clinical rotation focuses on the practice of internal medicine. Students will have the opportunity to deal with a variety of complex adult acute and chronic diseases and discover best practice methods for diagnosis and treatment of these issues. Fall
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PHAS 612 - Student Scholarly Project Preparation (2)
Students will learn the basics of developing a capstone project and will identify a topic which they wish to research and present. Students will be encouraged to explore topics which deal with applying classroom learning to clinical settings. These concepts will then culminate into a fully developed research in PHAS 690 Student Scholarly Project. Fall
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PHAS 615 - Clinical Rotation 3 (4)
This 4 week rotation will focus on pediatric patients. Students will learn about this specialty of medical practice and how to differentiate presentations in the pediatric population from those in an adult population. Fall
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PHAS 620 - Clinical Rotation 4 (4)
This 5 week clinical rotation exposes students to the practice of women’s health. Students will learn about evaluation and treatment of a variety of gynecologic and obstetrical problems as well as other issues which are specific to women. Spring
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PHAS 625 - Clinical Rotation 5 (4)
In this 5 week rotation, students will experience a wide variety of clinical presentations common in emergency medicine practice. Students will learn methods for determining critical versus noncritical presentations and methods of patient stabilization. Students will have the opportunity to apply many of the procedures and techniques learned in their medical procedures course. Spring
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PHAS 630 - Clinical Rotation 6 (4)
This 4 week rotation introduces students to practical concepts and principles in surgery. The students will have the opportunity to interact with surgeons in a variety of surgical cases and to explore a range of surgical therapeutics. Spring
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PHAS 635 - Clinical Rotation 7 (4)
In this 4 week rotation, students will have the opportunity to participate in the evaluation and treatment of patients with a variety of behavioral and psychiatric conditions. Students will gain knowledge about the intricacies of psychiatric illness through active involvement in the diagnosis and management of patients. Summer
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PHAS 645 - Clinical Rotation 8 (4)
Students will participate in a 4 week rotation in a medical specialty of their choice. Students will also participate in a medical mission field project that will be arranged through the University. Summer
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PHAS 650 - Clinical Rotation 9 (4)
Students will participate in a 4 week rotation in a medical specialty of their choice. Students will also participate in a medical mission field that will be arranged through the University. Summer
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PHAS 660 - PANCE Preparation (2)
This course is a review of program subject matter. Students will participate in practice examinations designed to prepare them for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) administered by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). This test is a post-graduate requirement for all PAs intending to obtain initial licensure in any of the 50 U.S. states. Summer
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PHAS 680 - Summative Evaluation (1)
The objective of this course is for the student to demonstrate his/her grasp of all the didactic and clinical knowledge learned throughout the program. This will be achieved through exercises in performing complete history and physical examinations, and the demonstration of interpersonal skills. The students will also complete an end of program written examination. Summer
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PHAS 690 - Student Scholarly Project (1) Prerequisites: PHAS 612
All prerequisites must be completed with a minimum grade of “B” (3.00)
This course is the culmination of the preparatory course PHAS 612 Student Scholarly Project Preparation. By the completion of this course, students will have fully developed research that reflects the student’s knowledge and findings regarding his/her chosen topic. The findings will be presented in written as well as oral format. Summer
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PHTH 700 - Professional Foundations I: Introduction to Physical Therapy (2) Prerequisites: Admission into the ADU DPT Program.
As the first in a series of three courses, this course introduces the profession of physical therapy, the roles of professionals who practice physical therapy, and the numerous factors that shape and influence the profession, including societal, governmental, legal, organizational, and financial. Students use the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, other core documents of the profession, evidence-based documents, and clinical reasoning models to consider professional issues. Students investigate the components and assessment of professional behavior as well as topics related to common and emerging practice settings.
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PHTH 702 - Professional Foundations I: Introduction to Physical Therapy (3)
As the first in a series of three courses, this course introduces the profession of physical therapy, the roles of professionals who practice physical therapy, and the numerous factors that shape and influence the profession, including societal, governmental, legal, organizational, and financial. Students use the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice (3.0), other core documents of the profession, evidence-based documents, and clinical reasoning models to consider professional issues. Students will be introduced to the mission, vision, philosophy, expected outcomes, and policies/procedures of the PT program at ADU. Students will investigate the components and assessment of professional behavior as well as topics related to common and emerging practice settings. . Principles of evidence-based practice, including formulation of clinical questions and the identification of appropriate information sources, are incorporated in order to assess the scientific support for, and to direct decision-making in, the practice of physical therapy. Summer
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PHTH 705 - Applied Human Physiology (4)
This course provides the physiological mechanisms of human body function and physiological integration from the cellular to the system level to maintain homeostasis and support human movement. Through the use of clinical correlates, students begin to develop problem-solving skills. This knowledge allows students to form an understanding of how the healthy body functions and the implications for the practice of physical therapy, including the impact of exercise on individual body systems, as well as the whole person. Fall
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PHTH 709C - Gross Anatomy (6)
This course examines gross human anatomical structure and function with emphasis on the musculoskeletal, circulatory, and peripheral nervous systems. Laboratory includes cadaver dissection, pro-sected material, microscopic examination of histological characteristics, and paper and anatomical models to facilitate the integration of knowledge of the body systems into concepts of physical therapy practice. Clinical correlation is also emphasized through the use of case studies. Diagnostic images are introduced for selected anatomical regions. Summer
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PHTH 710 - Patient/Client Management I: Basic Skills (4)
This course, as the first in a series of four courses, examines the basic patient care skills necessary to practice as a physical therapist. These frequently used skills, and the tests and measures necessary to substantiate them, are learned in lecture and practiced in the laboratory setting. These skills include patient preparation, aseptic technique, wheelchair set-up and mobility, turning and positioning, basic transfer and gait training techniques, and basic massage and soft tissue techniques. The selection and administration of the proper tests and measures that assess arousal, attention, cognition, anthropometric characteristics, vital signs, and assistive and adaptive devices are learned and practiced. Summer
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PHTH 714 - Patient/Client Management II: Examination and Evaluation (4)
This course, as the second of four courses in the series, provides students with the knowledge and skills to select and perform general patient examination tests and measures frequently used by physical therapists including but not limited to: the patient interview, measurement of range of motion, measurement of muscle length, and manual muscle testing. The psychometric properties of each of these tests and measures are examined and the clinical reasoning skills necessary to perform the evaluation portion of the patient/client management model are practiced. Examination techniques used commonly in the cardiovascular, pulmonary, integumentary, musculoskeletal, and/or neuromuscular examinations, including systems reviews, are learned and practiced in the laboratory setting. Patient-centered functional outcomes are emphasized. Fall
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