Emergency Medicine (MEM)

MEM 6210  Emergency Airway, Anesthesia, and Pain Management  (2)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6330  
The MEM 6210 rotation orients the emergency medicine physician assistant (EMPA) to the concepts and application of emergency airway management, the spectrum of anesthesia, and pain management in emergency medicine. This is a comprehensive rotation composed of a two-week rotation within the hospital setting.
MEM 6310  Medical Research Design  (3)  
Co-requisite(s): MEM 6330  
This course introduces medical research design. This course focuses on generation of a testable research question, developing a research design that addresses the question and conducting a literature review that supports the study design.
MEM 6311  Approaches to Medical Data Collection and Analysis  (3)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6310 and MEM 6330  
This course introduces approaches to medical data collection and analysis. This course focuses on executing a research protocol, collecting outcome measures accompanying data analysis.
MEM 6312  Techniques for Medical Research and Presentation  (3)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6311  
This course introduces various techniques for medical research presentation. This course takes information obtained in developing a high-quality clinical research project, demographic and outcome measure data and statistical analysis and generates oral and written products for doctoral defense and presentation at local and national venues.
MEM 6322  Concepts of Emergency Medicine 3  (3)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6411  
This didactic course provides foundational knowledge and skills for the physician assistant to practice in the specialty of emergency medicine. It will introduce emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include emergency resuscitation, endocrinology, environmental injuries, gastroenterology, genitourinary, gynecology, infectious disease, neurology, obstetrics, orthopedics, trauma management, pediatrics, wound management, and social issues. This will form the basis of knowledge for clinical rotations.
MEM 6330  Introduction to Emergency Medicine  (3)  
A comprehensive orientation to the field of Emergency Medicine, with formal presentations/lectures, ACLS/PALS, Emergency Department administrative issues, Emergency Medical Services, ethics and professionalism, and an introduction to research in emergency medicine.
MEM 6331  Clinical Emergency Medicine 1  (3)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6330  
This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of emergency department patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.
MEM 6332  Clinical Emergency Medicine 2  (3)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6330  
This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of emergency department patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.
MEM 6333  Clinical Emergency Medicine 3  (3)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6330  
This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of emergency department patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.
MEM 6334  Clinical Emergency Medicine 4  (3)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6330  
This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of emergency department patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.
MEM 6335  Clinical Emergency Medicine 5  (3)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6330  
This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of emergency department patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.
MEM 6336  Emergency Department 6  (3)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6330  
This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of emergency department patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.
MEM 6337  Emergency Care Elective 1  (3)  
MEM 6338  Emergency Care Elective 2  (3)  
MEM 6410  Concepts of Emergency Medicine 1  (4)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6330  
This didactic course provides foundational knowledge and skills for the physician assistant to practice in the specialty of emergency medicine. It will introduce emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include anesthesia, diagnostic imaging, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genitourinary, gerontology, gynecology, hematology, neurology, obstetrics, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, toxicology, pain management, pediatrics, psychiatry, and social issues. This will form the basis of knowledge for clinical rotations.
MEM 6411  Concepts of Emergency Medicine 2  (4)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6410  
This didactic course provides foundational knowledge and skills for the physician assistant to practice in the specialty of emergency medicine. It will introduce emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include cardiology, diagnostic imaging, emergency resuscitation, endocrinology, environmental injuries, hematology, infectious disease, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, oral maxillofacial conditions, trauma management, toxicology, psychiatry, pulmonology, wound management, and social issues. This will form the basis of knowledge for clinical rotations.
MEM 6439  Pediatrics Emergency Department  (4)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6330  
A rotation emphasizing the clinical side of pediatric patients in the emergency department.
MEM 6440  Emergency Pediatrics 2  (4)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6330  
This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in pediatric patients. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of critically ill and/or injured patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.
MEM 6445  Emergency Ultrasound  (4)  
The MEM6445 rotation orients the emergency medicine physician assistant (EMPA) to the concepts and application of ultrasound in emergency medicine. This is a comprehensive rotation composed of a four-week rotation of ultrasound (US) in the Emergency Department.
MEM 6447  Clinical Critical Care 1  (4)  
MEM 6448  Clinical Critical Care 2  (4)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6330  
This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the critical care department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of critically ill and/or injured patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.
MEM 6449  Clinical Critical Care 3  (4)  
Pre-requisite(s): MEM 6330  
This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the critical care department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of critically ill and/or injured patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.
MEM 6450  Clinical Critical Care 4  (4)