PHA - 536 Emergency & Surgical Medicine

This 2-credit course will provide students with an introduction to the diagnosis and treatment of disease states and conditions encountered in emergency and urgent care settings. Students will also be introduced to surgical concepts needed to assess patients and provide care in surgical settings. Emergency Medicine lectures will discuss the role of triage, assessment and the management of commonly encountered medical, surgical, environmental and psychiatric emergencies as they present in the adult and pediatric populations. Surgical lectures will discuss general surgical concepts. Pre- and post-operative patient assessment and care management will be emphasized. Prerequisite: Successful completion of PHA 514, PHA 524, and PHA 525. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: No. Credit(s): 2