Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form for Courses
Numbered 6000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
1. Course prefix and number:
PADP 6320
2. Date:
9/17/2011
3. Requested action:
New Course
X
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
X
Required
#
Elective
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
X
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
On-campus (face to face)
X
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
5. Justification (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course
or course revision or course renumbering:
An ongoing assessment by the graduate faculty in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies
determined the need to change the credit hours of this course and extend the length of the
practicum. Internal Medicine Clinical Practicum will change from six weeks to eight weeks and
from five semester credit hours to six semester credit hours to increase the student’s experience in
Internal Medicine and Primary Care. The mission of our program is to train Primary Care
Physician Assistants to serve the citizens of rural and medically underserved Eastern North
Carolina. Expanding this course helps our program achieve that mission. This course also fulfills
the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
following standard:
B3.07 Supervised clinical practice experiences should occur with preceptors practicing in the
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following disciplines:
a) family medicine,
b) internal medicine,
c) general surgery,
d) pediatrics,
e) ob/gyn and
f) behavioral and mental health care.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
6320. Internal Medicine Clinical Practicum. (6) P: Consent of instructor. Clinical experience
with emphasis on the internal medicine approach to direct care, initial care, comprehensive care
and continuity of care. The student will have the opportunity to participate in the promotion and
application of preventive medicine and wellness maintenance techniques as an important aspect
of internal medicine practice.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
An ongoing assessment by the graduate faculty in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies
determined the need to change the credit hours of this course and extend the length of the
practicum. Internal Medicine Clinical Practicum will change from six weeks to eight weeks and
from five semester credit hours to six semester credit hours to increase the student’s experience in
Internal Medicine and Primary Care. The mission of our program is to train Primary Care
Physician Assistants to serve the citizens of rural and medically underserved Eastern North
Carolina. Expanding this course helps our program achieve that mission.
8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Lab
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
Practicum
Internship
40
6
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
s.h.
6
Total Credit Hours
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
s.h.
s.h.
35
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
MS in Physician Assistant Studies
No
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11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
None
None
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
X Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is
attached.
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
X Not applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:
X Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
X Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
b. Facilities
X Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
X
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Unit computer resources
X
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
e. ITCS resources
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X
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for
instructions):
a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
McPhee S., and Papadakis M. (2009) Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2010, 49th
edition. McGraw Hill Lange Publishing. ISBN 978-0-07-162444-2
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Evaluate the presentations of the most common clinical entities in the adult
patient in the primary care setting.
Demonstrate diagnostic and management skills for patients presenting with
clinical internal medicine entities in the ambulatory and inpatient settings.
Formulate treatment plans appropriate for use in the primary care setting and
the indices for referral to specialty care.
Perform complete histories and physical examinations and assemble the
findings in the correct documentation required in the SOAP format.
Select and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests pertinent to internal
medicine entities, and demonstrate knowledge of the laboratory tests required
to monitor patients on certain medications.
Develop and utilize materials to educate the internal medicine patient about
their particular pathology and therapeutic regimen.
Utilize library and interactive computer tools for research, study, literature
review, and consultation.
Assemble and evaluate the community resources and ancillary services
available to internal medicine patients in the rural and urban setting.
Exhibit and incorporate into practice the concept of the dependent nature of the
PA profession and the concept of the collaborative relationship of the
PA/Physician Team.
c. Course topic outline
Students will complete patient evaluations and treatment plans under preceptor supervision for
patients with the following conditions:
1.
HEENT Disease
2.
Cardiovascular Disease
3.
Pulmonary Disease
4.
Gastrointestinal Disease
5.
Genito-urinary Disease
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6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Orthopedic Injury and Disease
Endocrine Disease
Gynecological and Obstetric Disease
Neurologic Disease
Dermatologic Disorders
Psychiatric Disorders
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Preceptor Evaluation
40%
End of Rotation Presentation 60%
Total
100%
Grading Scale
90-100% = A
80-89% = B
70-79% = C
Less than 70% = F
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