2016-2017 Graduate Catalog

PA 502 Medical Science II

This is the second of two courses designed to develop an understanding of homeostasis and the relationship of physiology, pathophysiology, and human genetic concepts of disease as they pertain to each organ system or area of medicine covered in the second trimester in PA 505 Principles of Medicine II. This course will incorporate anatomy within a clinical context with an emphasis on important anatomical structure and function relevant to the physical exam, diagnosis, and development of disease and in the anatomical relationships of structures to each other. Lectures, discussions, anatomy lab participation, case studies, and a multimedia approach will be used to present the material.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Successful completion of prior trimester of PA coursework or program permission