Midwestern University
AZCOM
Elective Course
Course # 1615
Course Name:
EKG Interpretation
Course Director/
Other instructors:
Marshall Burns, M.D.
Biographical Sketch
of Course Director:
Dr. Burns graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine, and
completed a residency and cardiology fellowship at Charity Hospital, New
Orleans. He has practiced cardiology since 1965, and practiced and taught in
Arizona since 2005. He lectures to residents on EKG reading in the Banner
Good Samaritan internal medicine residency program and cardiology
fellowship program.
Number of Credits:
1
Quarter Offered:
Current Offering:
Number of contact hours:
Winter
X Spring
10
Summer
Fall
Tuesday from 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Beginning March 9 and ending April 6, 2010.
Location: Cholla D – 5 sessions
Course Prerequisites: None.
Class Size:
Minimum: 10
Open to:
MS I
Maximum: 75
MS II
MS I and MS II
Required textbooks/supplies: None.
Audiovisuals Utilized: PowerPoint, overhead projector.
Course Description:
This course provides the student with increased knowledge and
understanding of clinical EKG’s that will be beneficial to them when they
start their clinical rotations, and on the Board exams.
Course Objectives:
1) Understand the clinical applications and the potential benefits and pitfalls
of using EKG as a diagnostic tool. 2) Understand the electrical/physiological
activity of the cardiovascular system, and how that is represented on the
EKG tracings, to prepare for more in-depth teaching on clinical rotations.
Method of
instruction:
Method of student
evaluation
Method of course
evaluation:
Grading Method:
Interactive participation between students and lecturer.
Students will be evaluated on the basis of their participation and class
attendance.
Standard course/instructor evaluations forms approved by MWU.
Pass/Fail
Rev. 2/10