DMSc Course Descriptions

This course will focus on the problems and challenges leaders face in dealing with the individual and the small groups in the organization. Special attention will be given to the role of teams in organizations, the stages of team development, and actions that can support the development of effective teams. The realities of interpersonal processes are considered through examination of the roles of power, politics, and conflict in organizations. The human side of organizational change is then explored with a focus on healthcare and understanding how and why people react to organizational change and identifying opportunities for enhancing the effective implementation of change.

Students will become acquainted with how management tools can be applied in healthcare delivery and administration. The modules link the management functions of planning, organizing, communicating, budget planning, documenting, and legal aspects of human resources, for achieving positive organizational outcomes.

This course will provide PAs with an intense educational exposure in the area of healthcare advocacy methods emphasizing leadership in building partnerships and developing tools and resources to promote positive change in the healthcare system.

This course provides PAs with a concrete foundation in healthcare finance, resource allocation, and administration. The goal is to assist students develop practical approaches to improving the excellence and delivery of healthcare. Healthcare decisions are especially apt to have some form of ethical consequence. This course is designed to provide a basic framework from which to consider these consequences, as well as give the healthcare professional tools to develop management styles.

This course is designed to expose the student to the clinical aspects of disaster medicine by encouraging exploration of the roles of healthcare providers in disasters, the study of clinical situations that occur during disasters, analysis of public, occupational, and environmental health issues, and applying clinical research and epidemiology concepts. Special emphasis will be made to leadership roles in disaster medicine.

This course will provide PAs with exceptional adaptive critical thinking skills, leadershipand teamwork traits, multi-tasking ability, and position them to be well suited for work in high stress wilderness environments.

This course will provide PAs with exceptional critical thinking skills and leadership and teamwork traits, multi-tasking ability, and position them to be well suited for work in high stress emergency and disaster environments.

This course provides an introduction to important global health issues, including determinants of health, key areas of disease burden, and the role that PAs can play in taking a leadership role in solving these problems. The goal of the course is to expand the PAs understanding of the impact of infectious and chronic diseases on the world’s population with particular attention paid to the health status of women, children and the poor. Students will examine case studies of successful global health interventions to understand features of successful programs.

This course will provide an in-depth analysis of infectious and tropical disease epidemiology, presentation, treatment, and prevention options. There will also be a discussion of the care of refugees and displaced persons, medical tourism, and traditional healing practices one might encounter. The information gained from this course can also be translated into clinical practice in the US as PAs often provide pre-travel care to individuals traveling to other parts of the world and treat patients who have traveled to tropical destinations and return ill.

This course will provide PAs with an overview of key social and behavioral issues associated with global health. Focus areas include social determinants of health, measuring socioeconomic status, global health disparities, health and human rights, medical anthropology, and ethics in global health research.

Students explore relevant healthcare law and policy issues that impact the PA profession and healthcare delivery systems. Emphasis will be placed on leadership roles and professional relationships in the healthcare system.

This course will cover key principles of scientific research and performance improvement in PA practice. Research design, methodology, ethics, and critical appraisal of medical publications will be reviewed. This course will emphasize the application of principles of evidence-based research and quality performance to achieve patient-centered clinical outcomes. Students will develop their proposal of their or doctoral project.

Students will advance and execute the doctoral project proposal suitable for publication and/or presentation in medical journals or conferences. Students will synthesize findings, draw conclusions, and receive evaluation of their final project. Students will be encouraged to submit for publication and/or present their work at conferences.

This course will provide intensive clinical exposure in a chosen clinical specialty to further the student’s clinical practice. Students will apply advanced and specialized medical knowledge beyond general practice. Students will begin training within clinical competencies.

Prerequisite: PA 971 PA Practicum I. This course is the second session of the PA fellowship. This course will continue to provide intensive clinical exposure in a chosen clinical specialty to further the student’s clinical practice. Students will apply advanced and specialized medical knowledge beyond general practice by training within clinical competencies.

Prerequisite: PA 972 PA Practicum II. This course is the third session of the PA practicum. This course will continue to provide intensive clinical exposure in a chosen clinical specialty to further the student’s clinical practice. Students will apply advanced and specialized medical knowledge beyond general practice.

Prerequisite: PA 973 PA Practicum III. This course is the fourth session of the PA practicum. This course will continue to provide intensive clinical exposure in a chosen clinical specialty to further the student’s clinical practice. Students will apply advanced and specialized medical knowledge beyond general practice. At the end of this course students will have completed 100% of clinical competencies.

This course will provide intensive PA educational exposure in a chosen educational setting to further the student’s development as a faculty member. Students will apply program educational experiences to the practicum setting and integrate learning theory and medical education literature to improve their students’ learning outcomes through the practicum experience.

This course is the second session of the PA Education Practicum and provides intensive PA educational exposure in a chosen educational setting to further the student’s development as a faculty member. Students will apply program educational experiences to the practicum setting and integrate learning theory and medical education literature to improve their students’ learning outcomes through the practicum experience.

This course is the third session of the PA Education Practicum and provides intensive PA educational exposure in a chosen educational setting to further the student’s development as a faculty member. Students will apply program educational experiences to the practicum setting and integrate learning theory and medical education literature to improve their students’ learning outcomes through the practicum experience.

This course is the fourth session of the PA Education Practicum and provides intensive PA educational exposure in a chosen educational setting to further the student’s development as a faculty member. Students will apply program educational experiences to the practicum setting. At the completion of this course students will summarize their progress toward integrating learning theory and medical education literature to improve their students’ learning outcomes through the practicum experience.

This course will provide intensive clinical exposure in a chosen clinical specialty to further the student’s clinical practice. Students will apply advanced and specialized medical knowledge beyond general practice. Students will begin training within clinical competencies.

Prerequisite: PA 981 PA Fellowship I. This course is the second session of the PA fellowship. This course will continue to provide intensive clinical exposure in a chose n clinical specialty to further the student’s clinical practice. Students will apply advanced and specialized medical knowledge beyond general practice by training within clinical competencies.

Prerequisite: PA 982 PA Fellowship II. This course is the third session of the PA fellowship. This course will continue to provide intensive clinical exposure in a chosen clinical specialty to further the student’s clinical practice. Students will apply advanced and specialized medical knowledge beyond general practice. At the end of this course students will have completed 100% of clinical competencies.

The practicum series courses provide professional exposure in chosen clinical and administrative specialties that further the student’s achievement in professional competencies. Students will extrapolate work-based experience to an emergency management and global health setting. This practicum is one of three, preparing the PA for a fourth practicum which is an on-site Emergency Management and Global Health intensive.

The practicum series courses provide professional exposure in chosen clinical and administrative specialties that further the student’s achievement in professional competencies. Student’s will extrapolate work-based experience to a disaster and global health setting. This practicum is one of three, preparing the PA for a fourth practicum which is an on-site Emergency Management and Global Health intensive.

The practicum series courses provide professional exposure in chosen clinical and administrative specialties that further the student’s achievement in professional competencies. Student’s will extrapolate work-based experience to an emergency management and global health setting. This practicum is one of three, preparing the PA for a fourth practicum which is an on-site Emergency Management and Global Health intensive.

This course is the fourth session of the Emergency Management and Global Health Practicum and provides intensive on-site exposure in a remote, supervised setting. The exposure develops PA skills in Emergency Management and Global Health as an administrator and clinician. Students will apply all prior educational experiences to the practicum setting. At the completion of this course students will summarize their understanding of emergency management, disaster response, and global health theory as it relates to austere and remote medical care in the US and international settings.

This course provides PA faculty with a concrete foundation in best practices of teaching and learning within PA education. The goal is to assist students in the development of practical approaches to improving student learning, engagement, and teaching methods through frameworks grounded in educational theory and/or the medical education literature. The goal of the course it to improve PA faculty teaching effectiveness and their students’ learning.

This course provides PA faculty with a concrete foundation in curriculum and administrative best practices for us within PA education. The goal is to assist students in their application of educational theory and/or the medical education literature to the development of practical approaches for developing, implementing and maintaining curricular and program operational components. The goal of the course it to improve PA faculty members effectiveness as members and leaders of a PA educational team.

This course provides PA faculty with a concrete foundation in accreditation compliance, program evaluation, and program leadership. The goal is to assist students in their application of educational theory and/or the medical education literature to the development of practical approaches for ensuring compliance with accreditation standards and conducting program evaluation. The goal of the course it to improve PA faculty members understanding of accreditation and program evaluation in order to support their effectiveness as leaders within their PA programs and the profession.

This course provides PAs with an overview of key considerations for integrating technology into medical education framed around common medical educational goals and activities. Delivers a structured approach to developing online instruction, engaging students, and optimizing student learning within the online environment.