AY 09-10 Course Descriptions

 

MS I and DPT I

 

BMS5005 Professions of Medicine   (COM/DPT - 4cr)

This two-week course, which kicks off the beginning of students’ medical school curriculum, introduces students to principles that will be used throughout their medical school education and career.   Topical areas include:

•The use of information resources
• An Introduction to Evidence Based Medicine
• Effective Study Techniques
• An Introduction to the Physical Examination

• Cultural Diversity and Competency
• Ethics and Professionalism
• Patient Communication

• Student and Patient Wellness

The course is taught using several formats including small and large group, didactics, hands-on simulation, and a ROPES course. The goal of the course is to foster lifelong learning and professionalism.

In addition to these topics, the DPT students are introduced to the general concepts of a profession and of a physical therapy profession in particular, and the roles of the physical therapist are explained in the context of physical therapy practice and its professional organization.  DPT students also are introduced to the Guide to Physical Therapy Practice.  By the end of this course, the DPT students will be able to discuss the meaning of being a professional; physical therapy as profession and its history; and the five roles of the physical therapist. DPT Students will be able to use the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice as a basis for physical therapy terminology and decision making.

The course uses large- and small-group learning techniques, and students will demonstrate achievement of knowledge, skills and attitudes related to the content of this course.

 

 

BMS6825 On Doctoring   (COM)

This year-long course for first year medical students is designed to introduce selected topics in medicine and provide, as often as possible, clinical relevance to materials presented in basic science courses.  While the course begins with sessions relating to Foundations in Medical Ethics, Medical Humanities, and Professionalism, those materials and the varied perspectives and insights they present, will be incorporated and considered throughout subsequent classes in this course.   We expect students to recognize vital correlations between the introduction classes (medical ethics, medical humanities, professionalism) and the various disciplines and experiences that contribute to physician training: basic sciences, clinical observations and skills, ethics, and medical humanities. 

 

 

BMS6206 Molecular Medicine     (COM/DPT - 7cr)        

Emphasized in this course are those aspects of biochemistry, cell biology, histology and molecular genetics that have immediate relevance for clinical medicine while also providing a fundamental foundation of understanding that will permit life-long learning.  Lectures are directed so that the pathogenesis of disease can be understood based on a practical understanding gained from the subjects addressed in this course.  The order of lecture material and corresponding lectures has been developed to integrate knowledge and understanding gained at the molecular, cellular, and genetic level that is essential in developing a useful perspective on the function of human tissue in health and disease.   The overall objectives of Molecular Medicine are to provide medical students with a fundamental understanding of biological and genetic principles basic to pathophysiological processes; to explain the molecular mechanisms that underlie the cellular aberrations in clinical disorders; and to understand, synthesize, and incorporate the fundamental principles learned as they apply to medicine.

 

 

BMS6830 Physical Diagnosis I    (COM/DPT - 4cr)     

Physical Diagnosis emphasizes “hands on” learning of skills needed for taking a patient’s medical history and conducting a complete physical exam.  For medical students, this is the 1^st of a 2-year PD curriculum, while Doctor of Physical Therapy students complete the 1-year course as a foundation to their specialized program.  Students review an online lecture for each organ system before meeting in small group sessions with model patients and trained preceptors to practice relevant skills.  Normal findings of a physical exam are taught in this course, with proficiency measured through individual assessments and feedback for each student.  Physician-patient communication skills are practiced through role-playing activities, and professionalism standards are accentuated throughout the course. 

 

 

 

BMS6100 Anatomy   (COM/DPT - 10cr)

This is a comprehensive system-based course that encompasses study of the macroscopic, microscopic and developmental anatomy supplemented with fundamentals of radiographic anatomy.  This innovative curricular model includes lecture presentations followed by a series of corresponding laboratory exercises, procedure-based demonstrations, ultrasound-augmented activities, and computer-based learning sessions.  It is augmented with a series of histopathologic presentations as well as online exercises. All material is integrated with the disciplines of physiology, physical diagnosis and neuroscience.   

This course is constructed in a manner that allows lectures, laboratory sessions and alternative learning modules to be integrated and presented as a single entity with unified objectives and not as separate independent courses.  Thus, it ensures that students are provided with a unique experience, fundamental skills and knowledge that enable them to succeed in their medical education during preclinical and clinical years.

 

 

BMS6500 Medical Physiology   (COM/DPT - 4cr)

This course is designed to accomplish three primary objectives:  (1) to provide instruction in physiology at the cellular, organ and systemic levels; (2) to illustrate and emphasize the existing interrelated functional aspects of human physiology at the level of general systems, e.g., cardiovascular and endocrine systems; (3) to compare and contrast the relationships of normal physiological function to those altered by disorders and disease in conceptual terms. Clinical correlation is an essential part of the course of instruction, which will revolve around the physiology of the human insofar as it is possible. Lectures, case demonstrations by clinicians and small-group conferences will be employed in the teaching program.  Faculty will emphasize the importance and necessity of applying knowledge-based physiological principles in the day-to-day practice of modern medicine and physical therapy.

 

 

BMS6941 Longitudinal Clinical Experience I   (COM)

The Longitudinal Clinical Experience (LCE) I Program introduces first year medical students to clinical medicine paralleling their basic science coursework. Students are paired with College of Medicine faculty and community practice physicians in primary care or specialty settings for one half day each week over the course of the year. The clinical experiences and small group clinical case presentations provide an integrated approach placing the content of medical education into the context of patient care through the early stages of observation and working up to evaluating patients. LCE I provides important clinical experiences and facilitated peer discussions which contribute to the following outcomes:

 

• Opportunity to explore medicine in a variety of practice areas early in the student's medical education
• Building an understanding that good patient care requires evaluation of the latest medical research
• Increased "engagement" of coursework learning and assimilation of information pertinent to later training
• Increased ease of transition into clinical clerkships
• Exposure to real world medicine in the community setting
• Opportunity for preceptors to reconnect with their original enthusiasm for the field of medicine
• Creates a teaching avenue that strengthens the "bridge" to community health care partners
• Increases opportunities for graduates to return to the area to practice medicine

 

 

BMS6020 Medical Neuroscience    (COM/DPT - 4cr)

Medical Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary course that presents the basic principles of neuroscience while addressing the structure-function relationships of the human nervous system within the integrated Year 1 Medical and Doctor of Physical Therapy Student Curriculum. A series of lectures entitled "Clinical Presentations" also introduces selected diseases and disorders of the nervous system while highlighting basic molecular, cellular, and system-level dysfunction. The overall goals of the integrated Neuroscience Curriculum are to 1) provide a foundation of scientifically-based and clinically- relevant knowledge necessary for the first year medical and physical therapy student to advance to the Year 2 curriculum, and 2) ultimately develop knowledgeable physicians and practitioners who will be able to place new advances in the neurosciences into an appropriate clinical context as life-long learners.

 

 

BMS6840 Introduction to Behavioral Medicine   (COM)

Behavioral Medicine is the study of factors influencing normal human behavior such as human development, family dynamics, and reactions to illness. Having a solid understanding of variants of human behavior is essential to the practice of medicine as physicians call upon their patients to make changes in their life or to discuss health care problems. In this course, the student will examine typical factors influencing human development along with illnesses that cause changes in behavior.  Emphasis is placed on areas of psychiatry and behavioral medicine relevant to the general practice of medicine and the integration between psychiatry and the other medical disciplines.

 

 

PHT6174 Movement Science 1   (DPT - 2cr)

This course offers a basic introduction to movement science and its foundational principles from four different perspectives: biomechanics; kinesiology; exercise physiology; and motor control, learning and development.  By the end of this course, students will be able to apply basic movement science principles to normal human movement, and identify common movement disorders.

 

 

PHT6284 Scientific & Professional Foundations of Physical Therapy 1   (DPT - 4cr)

An introduction to theoretical foundation and clinical practice of examination skills with an emphasis on selected tests and measures and physical therapy interventions listed in the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.  Restricted to students enrolled in the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree program.

 

 

PHT6285 Scientific & Professional Foundations of Physical Therapy 2   (DPT - 4cr)

This course covers examination, evaluation, documentation and diagnosis of clients with movement disorders across the lifespan. Emphasis is on performing physical therapy tests and measures to determine a diagnosis by application of principles of movement science.  By the end of this course, students will be able to make accurate diagnoses after examining individuals with select movement disorders.

 

 

PHT6841 Clinical Education 1   (DPT - 4cr)

This 8-week course provides initial clinical practice experience for the development of patient-care skills in outpatient physical therapy centers.  All required credentialing must be completed.   By the end of this course, students will be able to self-assess their clinical performance in the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention and outcomes of  assigned, medically stable patients cared for under close supervision.

 

 

 

MS II

 

BMS6300 Principles of Medical Immunology and Infectious Diseases   (COM)

The overriding goal of Principles of Medical Immunology and Infectious Diseases (PMIID) is to provide students with a basic understanding of the core principles of immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases, emphasizing mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis and the host response.  Basic and clinical immunological concepts are stressed to foster the understanding of pathophysiology, detection and treatment of diseases including infection, inflammation, cancer, allergy, and autoimmunity.  Further, this course aims to provide students with the knowledge base and the problem solving skills to become life-long self-motivated learners in this field of study.   Teaching is done in a variety of modalities including the use of lectures, small group sessions, and student directed oral presentations on current research in the field. An overriding objective of PMIID is to mesh the information of this course with that of other Year 2 courses so that students will understand these concepts in an interdisciplinary context.

 

 

BMS6400 Pharmacology    (COM)       

This course for second year medical students is a learning experience designed to provide a current knowledge base, and to promote and encourage life-long learning in pharmacology.  Lectures, clinical conferences, problem-solving sessions, interactions with faculty, and examinations are utilized to stimulate learning and to evaluate the knowledge base of students in the discipline of pharmacology.  In an effort to provide a cohesive approach to the learning process, prototypical agents in each class of therapeutic compounds will be presented and discussed in detail.  The pharmacokinetic profile, mechanism of action, therapeutic use, pharmacological and toxicological effects, and contraindications of these compounds will be emphasized.  Although prototypical agents will be stressed, students must be aware of other agents in each class and how these agents differ from the prototypes.  While trade names are widely used in clinical medicine, this course will utilize generic names with trade names provided for recognition purposes.

 

 

BMS6600 Pathology and Laboratory Medicine   (COM)

This course is designed to provide the students with basic concepts of general and systemic pathology, general principles of clinical pathologic correlation, and principles and interpretation of laboratory tests. The course involves integration of interrelated lectures in pathology and laboratory medicine including clinical laboratory hematology. The course includes lectures, case presentation, clinicopathologic conferences and laboratory sessions in pathology and laboratory medicine that involve the study of gross pathology, microscopic pathology including laboratory hematology and cytopathology, case presentations and group discussions. The students will be given reading assignments and lecture handouts. Students will actively participate in autopsies on a rotation basis and attend clinical pathological conferences.

Basic concepts of General and Systemic Pathology, Laboratory Medicine and Clinical and Laboratory Hematology with focus on the following:

·         Etiology, morphology, complications and pathogenesis of disease processes

·         Functional significance, pathophysiologic correlation and clinical relevance of disease processes and

·         Pathophysiologic basis and clinical significance of laboratory tests for the diagnosis and treatment of disease states. 

 

 

BMS6830 Physical Diagnosis II   (COM)

Whereas the 1st year PD course teaches foundation skills needed to recognize normal exam findings, this course introduces abnormal findings through interactive case presentations for each organ system. Development of differential diagnosis skills, advanced communication skills, and physical exam maneuvers are designed to prepare students for clerkship the following year.  Students gain valuable clinical experience by seeing patients with faculty physicians at public sector “free” clinics for underserved communities.  While Web-based lectures promote independent study and lifelong learning skills required of physicians, “hands on” practice sessions with model patients and preceptors remain an important course activity to hone physical exam skills, one organ system at a time. A benchmark assessment at the beginning of the course provides students with individual critique of their clinical and communication skills, and the Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) at the conclusion of the course is a robust measurement of each student’s proficiency with physical diagnosis skills.

 

 

BMS6920 Colloquium   (COM)

Colloquium is a course for second-year medical students designed to develop a greater understanding of a selected topic in medicine and provide clinical relevance to the study of the basic sciences. Subjects for the Colloquia are based on medical topics of current interest and significance to society, and areas of medicine that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. Session topics vary, but can include Sports Medicine, History of Pediatrics, Business and Medicine, and Life of a Surgeon.

 

 

BMS6941 Longitudinal Clinical Experience II   (COM)

The Longitudinal Clinical Experience (LCE) II program pairs second year medical students with College of Medicine faculty and community practice physicians in primary care or specialty settings for one half day each week over the course of the second year through two rotation experiences. The clinical experiences and small group clinical case presentations provide an integrated approach placing the content of medical education into the context of patient care through hands on patient care and evaluation of patients. LCE II provides important clinical experiences and facilitated peer discussions which contribute to the following outcomes:

 

• Opportunity to explore medicine in a variety of practice areas early in the student's medical education
• Building an understanding that good patient care requires evaluation of the latest medical research
• Increased "engagement" of coursework learning and assimilation of information pertinent to later training
• Increased ease of transition into clinical clerkships
• Exposure to real world medicine in the community setting
• Opportunity for preceptors to reconnect with their original enthusiasm for the field of medicine
• Creates a teaching avenue that strengthens the "bridge" to community health care partners
• Increases opportunities for graduates to return to the area to practice medicine  

 

BMS6835 Evidence-Based Clinical Practice   (COM)

EBCP will give the student an insight into the research design, hierarchy of the studies, guidelines, and ethics in research. The student will then be taught how to apply these evidence-based concepts in the clinical setting as they work through in the diagnostic reasoning process.

 

 

 

DPT II

 

PHT7264 Clinical Problem Solving in Physical Therapy 1   (DPT - 5cr)

Introduction to clinical problem solving in physical therapy following a normative model for professional practice across the lifespan utilizing neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary preferred practice patterns from the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice. Focus is on screening, examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, management of care delivery, outcomes, pathology,  pharmacology, psychosocial factors, professionalism, communication, compassion, cultural competence and evidence based practice.  Active learning format utilizes cases to address professional practice, patient client management and practice management expectations as well as foundational sciences, behavioral sciences, and clinical sciences. Restricted to students enrolled in the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree program.

 

 

PHT7265 Clinical Problem Solving in Physical Therapy 2   (DPT - 5cr)

Continuation of clinical problem solving in physical therapy following a normative model for professional practice across the lifespan utilizing neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary preferred practice patterns from the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice. Focus is on screening, examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, management of care delivery, outcomes, pathology, pharmacology, psychosocial factors, professionalism, communication, compassion, cultural competence and evidence based practice.  Active learning format utilizes cases to address professional practice, patient client management and practice management expectations as well as foundational sciences, behavioral sciences, and clinical sciences. Restricted to students enrolled in the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree program.

 

 

PHT421 Professional Issues 1   (DPT - 2cr)

This course focuses on the consultant and educator roles of the physical therapist and compares qualitative and quantitative research designs.  At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to develop and evaluate an educational unit based on sound teaching and learning theories; identify consultative skills and opportunities; and compare qualitative and quantitative research designs including common statistical tools for each. 

 

 

PHT7531 Professional Issues 2   (DPT – 3cr)

This course focuses on the legal, ethical and professional responsibility and accountability of the physical therapist.  Students will further develop their abilities to make legal and ethical decisions. The class will examine state laws governing the practice of physical therapy and other health care services.  At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to make and implement sound legal and ethical decisions related to physical therapy practice. 

 

 

PHT7607 Critical Inquiry 1   (DPT -2cr)

This course provides an introduction to the critical inquiry role of the physical therapist.  It involves the successful preparation of an in-depth review of literature and evidence related to a selected movement disorder topic. Topic must be approved by course instructor.  By the end of this course, students will be able to select an appropriate topic and satisfactorily prepare an in-depth literature and evidence review.

 

 

PHT7626 Critical Inquiry 2   (DPT- 2cr)

This course involves the successful preparation of a case report on a person with a movement disorder. Topic must be approved by course instructor. By the end of this course, students will be able to select an appropriate topic and satisfactorily prepare a case report. 

 

 

PHT7401 Psychosocial Issues in Physical Therapy    (DPT - 3cr)

This course provides for the application of the behavioral foundational sciences (sociology, psychology, human development) and the biopsychosocial model to each of the contemporary roles of the physical therapist.

 

 

PHT6178 Movement Science 2   (DPT - 3cr)

This course provides an elaboration of movement science principles with emphasis on biomechanics, kinesiology, functional anatomy, exercise physiology, histopathology, motor control and connective tissue properties.  By the end of this course, students will be able to elaborate on the movement science principles underlying common musculoskeletal disorders of the spine and extremities.

 

 

PHT7640 /PHC6050 Biostatistics   (DPT - 3cr)

This course provides concepts, principles and methods of statistics applied to public health issues.

  

 

PHT6352/GMS6541 Pharmacology for Healthcare Professionals    (DPT - 4cr)

This course covers pharmacodynamics (effects), pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion) and side effects/toxicity of drugs. It is designed to provide basic understanding of the mechanism of drug action resulting from modifying biologic processes and the possible effects of pharmacology on patient care.

 

 

PHT7151 Health Promotion and Wellness    (DPT - 2cr)

This course prepares students for practice as primary care providers in direct-access environments.  The course focuses on identifying health risk factors and interventions to promote wellness in individuals and populations.

 

 

PHT7328 Advanced Pediatric Physical Therapy    (DPT - 3cr)

This course is designed to provide students the opportunity for hands on physical therapy examination and intervention skill development with pediatric patient populations.  Group discussion of evidence and issues impacting care of this population is included.  Restricted to students enrolled in the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree program.

 

PHT7842 Clinical Education 2   (DPT - 6cr)

This 12-week course provides the second clinical practice experience for the development of patient/client management skills in inpatient physical therapy centers.  All required credentialing must be completed.  By the end of this course, students will be able to self-assess their clinical performance in the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention and outcomes of  assigned, medically stable patients cared for under close supervision.

 

 

 

MS III

 

BCC6173 Introduction to Clerkships (2 weeks)   (COM)

Introduction to Clerkships is a two week course that helps to ease students’ transition into the clinical years of medical school.  It is an opportunity for the faculty, attendings, hospital representatives, former MSIII students and educational support staff to work with students in preparation for their third year of medical school.  Class discussion includes both workshops and didactics on professionalism, note taking, presenting on rounds, and the practice of several skill sets.  In addition to class time, the students will have practical hands on with standardized patients in our Center for the Advanced Clinical Learning and Simulation.  The goal of this course is to enable students to be successful and feel adequately prepared to begin their clinical years of training.  

 

 

BCC7184 Primary Care and Special Populations (12 weeks)    (COM)

This interdisciplinary clerkship introduces students to the various specialties involved in primary care (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, and Pediatrics), and teaches the principles of ambulatory care in the primary care setting.  It also provides experiences with patient populations that might require special care or consideration, including adolescents, patients with disabilities, geriatrics, and gender specific diseases.  Core clinical work includes experiences in a variety of clinical settings that will help the student learn how to care for these patients as well as how to provide optimal preventive care for all patients.  Regardless of the clinical assignment, all students will participate in an integrated didactic and conference program covering aspects of both primary care and the individual special populations. Other significant exposures include ambulatory gynecology, and geriatrics. Contributing Departments: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Ob/Gyn

 

 

BCC7144 Integrated Internal Medicine-Pediatrics (12 weeks)    (COM)

This interdisciplinary clerkship introduces students to the basic principles and practices of hospital-based internal medicine and pediatrics.  Students participate as a member of a hospital ward team, take overnight calls with their team, and are responsible for direct care of both adult and pediatric hospitalized patients. Students are expected to be full participants in the execution of team duties at all times.  Didactic essentials are taught in an integrated life-spectrum approach.  Weekly integrated conference sessions will occur and these sessions will follow the weekly integrated quiz.  Each conference will be moderated by both an internal medicine and pediatric faculty member.  The purpose of the integrated conference is to continue to assist students in learning specific disease entities (based upon weekly organ system themes) by reinforcing concepts taught during the week (ward service and case-based conferences) while at the same time offering new information as well.  The clerkship has a special emphasis on interpretation of diagnostic studies to include EKG’s, medical ethics, the practice of evidence-based medicine, and the promotion of and evaluation of professionalism. Contributing Departments: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

 

 

BCC7134 Newborn and Maternal Health (4 weeks)   (COM)

This interdisciplinary clerkship is designed to expose students to the unique maternal, newborn and the maternal fetal unit within the disciplines of obstetrics and newborn health.  The emphasis of the clerkship is placed on achieving the fund of knowledge and clinical skills needed in ambulatory obstetrics, labor and delivery, surgical obstetrics, obstetrical imaging and newborn nursery.  Across this continuum of ante partum management, intrapartum management, postpartum management, and immediate care of the newborn the priority of the diverse exposure is to focus on common problems in obstetrics and newborn care.   The clerkship combines the efforts of both the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Pediatrics.

 

 

BCC7114 Emergent and Urgent Care (4 weeks)    (COM)

This clerkship is an introduction to Emergency Medicine, integrating clinical skills and evidence-based medicine through didactic lectures, observation, performance of clinical procedures, hands on clinical experiences and direct interaction with faculty, individual patients, and families. Students will learn and practice on mannequins and human patient simulators. Students will learn patient management through the “team approach,” which involves EMTs, nurses, allied health professionals and physicians.  Each student will be matched with an attending for each shift. Emphasis is on active participation in all aspects of patient care which includes a ride-out with the paramedics. Students are expected to evaluate patients, address their presenting complaints, initiate workups, and provide definitive therapies. This rotation will develop history-taking abilities, physical exam assessment, and diagnostic and management skills. It is a patient-oriented emergency medicine experience. This clerkship emphasizes a caring, compassionate, and empathetic attitude in dealing with patients and their families.  Contributing Department: Emergency Medicine

 

 

BCC7154 Neuropsychiatry (8 weeks)    (COM)

This interdisciplinary clerkship will allow the student to learn the basic psychiatric and neurological skills that every physician should know.  The experiences during the psychiatry portion of the clerkship are designed to provide the student with opportunities to become comfortable interacting with patients with psychiatric illnesses, proficient in obtaining a psychiatric history and performing a mental status examination.  By the end of the clerkship, students should be able to recognize common psychiatric disorders and be familiar with the usual treatment modalities for these disorders.  The experiences for the neurology portion of the clerkship are designed to help students become familiar with the major neurological diseases, be able to take a history regarding neurological symptoms and demonstrate proficiency with performing a neurological exam.  By the end of the clerkship, students should have the fundamentals needed to localize a lesion in the neurological system, form a differential diagnosis and be familiar with common treatments for neurological diseases.  Contributing Departments: Neurology and Psychiatry

 

 

BCC7164 Surgical Care (8 weeks)    (COM)

Surgical Care is an interdisciplinary clerkship with core experiences in general, subspecialty, and gynecologic surgery.  There is an emphasis on gaining knowledge of common surgical diseases, performing common procedures, developing communication skills, professionalism and altruism.  This eight-week surgical clerkship is geared towards developing the fundamental principles in surgery that all medical students should possess at the time of graduation with an M.D. degree.   The course consists of an outpatient and inpatient experience.  The inpatient experience includes the initial assessment of acutely ill patients, observation and participation in a variety of advanced surgical procedures, ward management of these patients, gynecology, and exposure to one surgical subspecialty.  The outpatient experience includes a clinic experience and observation of common surgical procedures, which do not require hospital admission.  At the completion of the clerkship, students should be able to identify and understand the management of basic surgical problems and be able to perform basic surgical procedures.  Contributing Departments: Surgery and Ob/Gyn

 

 

DPT III

 

PHT8266 Clinical Problem Solving in Physical Therapy 3   (DPT - 5cr)

This class is the culmination of clinical problem solving in physical therapy following a normative model for professional practice. Focus is on student development and presentation of a case-based educational module incorporating all aspects of professional practice. Emphasis is on peer review and critique of real-life practice experiences in order to identify evidence-based quality care.

 

 

PHT8550 Professional Issues 3   (DPT - 3cr)

The administrative role of the physical therapist is viewed through current issues in the profession.  Students prepare a strategic plan for professional growth that reflects commitment to all five roles of the physical therapist and leadership responsibilities.  At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to perform simple administrative tasks such as designing a simple budget and writing a business plan and plan for risk management.  They also will be able to write policies and procedures relevant to a practice setting. Students will be able to engage in a life-long process of professional development.

 

 

PHT7618 Critical Inquiry 3   (DPT - 2cr)

This course focuses on the development, implementation and presentation of a capstone study. By the end of this course, students in the critical inquiry role will be able to analyze a selected movement disorder topic from the administrator, educator, consultant and patient/client management perspectives of physical therapists.  Students will satisfactorily develop and present a capstone project on their chosen topics.

 

 

PHT8179 Movement Science 3   (DPT - 3cr)

This course provides an integration of movement science concepts (biomechanics; kinesiology; functional anatomy; motor control, learning and development; and exercise physiology) to planning interventions for complex movement disorders. By the end of this course, students will be able to integrate principles of movement science to create and critique clinical guidelines for complex movement disorders for given populations. 

 

 

PHT8702 Advanced Prosthetics & Orthotics   (DPT - 3cr)

An advanced practice seminar in which students explore special topics in prosthetic and orthotic devices and physical therapy management of patients/clients who use prosthetic and orthotic devices.

 

 

PHT7551/PHC 6102 Principles of Health Policy & Management   (DPT - 3cr)

General principles of planning, management, evaluation and behavior of public and private health care organizations at the local, state and national levels.

 

 

PHT8843 Clinical Education 3   (DPT - 8cr)

This course provides the capstone clinical practice experience for the development of patient/client management skills in general physical therapy practice, with an opportunity to develop a specialty interest.  All required credentialing must be completed.  By the end of this course, students will be able to self-assess their clinical performance in the following areas:   examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, outcomes and other responsibilities of the physical therapist.  The course provides decreasing levels of close supervision and increased consultation with assigned clinical instructors.  Students must have learning experiences addressing all criteria in the Clinical Performance Instrument. 

 

 

Electives (offered periodically but not every semester):

 

PHT8724 Elective - Anatomical Basis of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation    (DPT - 3cr)

This course is intended to offer the prospective student of the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences the opportunity to undertake an in depth  study of a selected joint complex of both the musculoskeletal system in both anatomic and clinical contexts with particular emphasis on the intricate relationship of this system to other functional entities of human body. Prospective students are required to have successfully completed BMS 6100 Gross Anatomy.

 

 

 

MS IV

 

BCC 8116 Skin and Bones (4 weeks)   (COM)

Skin & Bones is a multidisciplinary four-week clerkship designed to enhance the student’s competence in recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal, rheumatologic, and dermatologic disorders.  Students participate in clinical experiences in all three disciplines and are given instruction in various techniques used in these specialties followed by practice sessions in workshop format.  In addition, students are exposed to therapy and rehabilitation techniques for musculoskeletal disorders.  Upon completion of this clerkship students will be able to:

·         Perform an appropriate history and physical examination on patients with common systemic rheumatologic disease, dermatologic, orthopedic and other musculoskeletal conditions.

·         Recognize the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic features of the more common rheumatologic, dermatologic, orthopedic and musculoskeletal diseases

·         Understand the pathophysiology of the common rheumatologic, dermatologic, orthopedic, and musculoskeletal diagnoses.

·         Construct an appropriate differential diagnosis when evaluating patients with systemic rheumatic disease, dermatologic, orthopedic, and other musculoskeletal conditions; and

·         Apply the skills and medical knowledge learned during the didactic sessions to evaluate patients in rheumatology, dermatology, orthopedics, physical therapy, and sports medicine clinics and design an appropriate differential diagnosis, and diagnostic and therapeutic plans for the more common conditions.

 

 

BCC8117 Interdisciplinary Oncology (4 weeks)    (COM)

An innovative, interdisciplinary senior clerkship in which all students will be expected to learn the fundamental principles of oncology and the interdisciplinary approach to the care of cancer patients, from prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and end-of-life care.  Students will rotate in one of the clinical programs at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and will participate in a core curriculum consisting of student "mock" tumor boards, journal clubs, seminars, and evidence-based presentations. They will be exposed to all cancer treatment modalities including surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and endocrine therapy.  One unique experience is a role-playing exercise designed to teach students how to convey difficult news.  Contributing Departments:  Department of Oncologic Sciences

 

 

BCC8190 Critical Care Medicine (4 weeks)   (COM)

The goals of this interdisciplinary senior clerkship include the development of an approach to the care of patients with complex, critical illnesses; to understand the physiologic and pathologic abnormalities that occur in ICU patients; and to apply science principles basic to the practice of medicine in the clinical management of complex illness. After being exposed to critical care patients in a variety of disciplines, the student should demonstrate specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes relevant to critical care practice. The student should demonstrate an understanding of critical care necessary for medical practice so that students can recognize patients with immediately life threatening conditions, institute appropriate initial therapy, and outline an initial course of management for patients with serious conditions requiring critical care.  This course is required for USF senior medical students and will include a rotation through the MICU, Pulmonary/Critical Care Consult ICU, Anesthesia Critical Care or Surgical/Trauma ICU. Students will be evaluated by written, oral, and/or practical methods which include direct patient contact and simulation training. In addition, the students will evaluate electro-cardiograph (ECG) tracings through weekly quizzes to enhance interpretation skills.

Contributing Departments:  Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

 

 

Acting Internship (4 weeks)   (COM)

The Acting Internship is designed to help fourth year students advance their skills as well as assist with the transition to learning and thinking as an intern.  Students will experience their AI in the departments of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, and psychiatry.