PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM
PHYA4210 Medical Physiology, 7 credits, spring
semester
of the Medical School curriculum.
Course Director - Dr. Nancy R. Stevenson
The course is designed to provide:
1) a working knowledge of the fundamentals of Physiology
and
2) a foundation for an understanding of the functional basis
of both human health and disease. You are expected to acquire
both the factual background and the rational approach to the
organization of physiological information that are the prerequisites
for continuing self-education in the delivery of medical care.
Through out the course, you are expected to acquire and demonstrate
appropriate scientific and professional attitudes and skills
commensurate with the pre-clinical Physician Assistant Program.
The physician assistant and medical students are combined
for the lecture portion of the course. The physician assistant
students receive independent reviews, case conferences, laboratories
and examinations.
Course Format
| Lecture |
79 hrs |
| Reviews |
18 hrs |
| Case Conferences / Clinical Correlations |
17 hrs |
| Laboratories / Demo / Simulations |
6 hrs |
| Independent study |
20 hrs |
| Exams |
5 hrs |
| TOTAL |
145 hrs |
|
