MPAS 580 Surgical Medicine
MPAS 580 Surgical Medicine concentrates on the concepts of surgical assessment, basic surgical skills and procedures, surgical complications, and management of surgical patients. The course expands on etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, diagnosis, and appropriate management of selected surgical conditions including care of acute and chronic patients. The role of the physician assistant and general surgical concepts needed for the PA to function in surgical settings are presented. Emphasis is on students developing competency in the principles and practices involved in aseptic and basic surgical techniques, emergency and minor surgical procedures, surgical risk assessment, wound management, anesthesia, and preoperative, perioperative and postoperative evaluation and management. Selected common co-morbidities warranting surgical evaluation and perioperative management are discussed. The laboratory section of the course instructs students in performance of skills such as suturing, aseptic surgical technique, vascular line placement, local anesthesia, and control of bleeding. This course may incorporate interdisciplinary instruction by utilizing faculty from various areas of expertise and experience.
Offered
Fall I