Emergency and Critical Care for Physician Assistants

3 cr · Graduate

A brief, systems-based comprehensive introduction designed to impart an understanding of emergency and intensive care medicine. This course will equip the Physician Assistant student with the skills necessary to diagnose, refer and treat medical, surgical and infectious disease emergencies and life threatening conditions. The Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course is a mandatory component of the Emergency and Critical Care course. It is organized by the Department of Emergency Medicine and is designed to provide the student with advanced knowledge and experience on how to handle a cardiac arrest. Most Physician Assistant students find the course invaluable regardless of what specialty they enter. Evaluation is based on successful completion of a practical evaluation, problem solving exercises, displaying proficiency in clinical skills and a written examination, demonstrating to faculty proficiency in course principles.