PAS-5008 Acute and Invasive Medicine
This course is designed to prepare the physician assistant student for evaluating, managing, and providing treatment to patients in the acute care setting as well as management of the operative patient. General concepts of the acute management of unexpected injuries and illnesses as well as surgical concepts such as indications for surgical referral, pre-operative patient assessment, principles of anesthesia, intra-operative management and post-operative care and complications will be presented. The course emphasizes emergent diagnosis, stabilization, medical and surgical management, and emergency and operative procedures.
Offered
Didactic Phase, Summer Semester