1. Course prefix and number: 2. Date:

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 orExpected

Proposed DeliveryFuture Delivery

Method(s): Method(s):

X / 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 citeaccreditation 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. Surgery Clinical Practicum will change from six weeks to four weeks and from five semester credit hours to 4 semester credit hours to accommodate the addition of two elective practicums into the curriculum. This course meets the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) following standards:
B3.07 Supervised clinical practice experiences should occur with preceptors practicing in the following disciplines:
a)family medicine,
b)internal medicine,
c)general surgery,
d)pediatrics,
e)ob/gyn and
f)behavioral and mental health care.
B3.04 Supervised clinical practice experiences must occur in the following settings:
a)outpatient,
b)emergency department,
c)inpatient and
d)operating room

6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:

6340. General Surgery Clinical Practicum. (4) P: Consent of instructor. Clinical experience with emphasis on the surgical evaluation and treatment of patients in an inpatient and outpatient setting.

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. Surgery Clinical Practicum will change from six weeks to four weeks and from five semester credit hours to 4 semester credit hours to accommodate the addition of two elective practicums into the curriculum.

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.
Practicum / 40 / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / 4 / s.h.
Internship / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain. / s.h.
Total Credit Hours / 4 / s.h.
35

9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:

10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:

Degree(s)/Program(s) / Changes in Degree Hours
MS in Physician Assistant Studies / No

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

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).

Doherty, G. (2009) Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 13th Edition. McGraw-Hill Medical. ISBN-13: 978-0071635158.

b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Evaluate the presentations of the most common clinical surgical entities.
  2. Demonstrate diagnostic and management skills for patients presenting with surgical entities.
  3. Formulate treatment plans appropriate for use in the surgery setting and the indices for referral to other practitioners for follow-up.
  4. Perform complete histories and physical examinations and assemble the findings in the correct documentation required in the SOAP format.
  5. Select and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests pertinent to surgical entities.
  6. Develop and utilize materials to educate the surgery patient about their particular pathology and therapeutic regimen.
  7. Utilize library and interactive computer tools for research, study, literature review, and consultation.
  8. 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 the following under preceptor supervision:
  1. Pre-operative care in the inpatient and outpatient surgical setting
  2. Identification, evaluation, and appropriate management of patients with surgical disease
  3. Perform a pre-operative history and physical examination
  4. Identification of patient conditions that place patients at increased surgical risk
  5. Ordering and interpreting appropriate pre and post-operative laboratory and radiology studies
  6. Preparing patients pre-operatively for surgery
  7. Assist in surgery demonstrating appropriate universal precautions and aseptic techniques
  8. Recognize and appropriately utilize basic surgical instruments
  9. Recognize, evaluate, and treat post-operative complications

d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system for determining a grade

Preceptor Evaluation 40%
End of Rotation Test 60%
Total 100%
Grading Scale
90-100% = A
80-89% = B
70-79% = C
Less than 70% = F

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Revised 04-06-11 and posted fall of 2011