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Primary Care Physician Assistant (PCPA)
- http://keck.usc.edu/physician-assistant-program/
- D class assignments for graduate students available; Phone: (626) 457-4240.
- Registration only upon permission of the department concerned. D class assignments are assigned by the academic department. These courses are for PCPA majors only.
Current concepts of behavioral medicine as applied to providing health care to diverse populations and investigations of medical care organization and the physician assistant. Open to Physician Assistant Practice majors only.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Physician Assistant Practice
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41253R | 884 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 60 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Sae Ma, Maria Maldonado, Abigail Villapudua, Gilbert Benitez, Lillie Hudson,Alberto Vallejo, Natalie Houser | OFFICE |   |
In a seminar format, information management and research methods are explored as well as ethical issues of PA practice will be discussed. Open to Physician Assistant Practice majors only.
- Prerequisite: PCPA 506
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Physician Assistant Practice
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41257R | 884 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 59 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Sae Ma, Lillie Hudson,Gilbert Benitez, Abigail Villapudua, Natalie Houser, Maria Maldonado, Alberto Vallejo | OFFICE | |
Laboratory experiences with basic clinical skills essential to medical practice. First of four courses. Open to Physician Assistant Practice majors only.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Physician Assistant Practice
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41260R | 884 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 60 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Sae Ma, Natalie Houser, Lillie Hudson | OFFICE | |
Designed to prepare the physician assistant to complete a series of medical procedures.
- Prerequisite: PCPA 526
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Physician Assistant Practice
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Keck School of Medicine
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41310R | 884 | 4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 59 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Janice Tramel, Chloe Powell, Darryl Mayo, Sae Ma | OFFICE | |
Focuses on clinical anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and pathology, essential to understanding disease mechanisms commonly encountered in medicine.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Physician Assistant Practice
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Keck School of Medicine
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41268R | 884 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 60 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Alberto Vallejo, Sae Ma | OFFICE | |
Team-based learning to prepare the physician assistant to learn and practice applying critical thinking in clinically relevant scenarios.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Physician Assistant Practice
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Keck School of Medicine
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41255R | 884 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 60 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Sae Ma, Lillie Hudson,Natalie Houser | OFFICE | |
Builds upon PCPA 537; team-based learning to prepare the physician assistant to learn and practice applying critical thinking in clinically relevant scenarios.
- Prerequisite: PCPA 537
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Physician Assistant Practice
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Keck School of Medicine
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41275R | 884 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 59 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Amanda Ingalls, Sae Ma, Darryl Mayo | OFFICE | |
Designed to prepare the physician assistant learn the requisite medical and pharmacologic knowledge to diagnose and treat patients.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Physician Assistant Practice
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Keck School of Medicine
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41272R | 884 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 60 of 61 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Sae Ma, Amanda Ingalls, Maria Maldonado | OFFICE | |
Basic instruction in normal/abnormal states of organ systems in the study of human disease. The third of three courses that includes instruction in pathophysiology, pharmacology, diagnostic studies, and medicine. Open to Physician Assistant Practice majors only.
- Prerequisite: PCPA 546
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Physician Assistant Practice
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41277R | 884 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 59 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Sae Ma, Amanda Ingalls | OFFICE | |
Builds upon PCPA 540; focuses on clinical anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and pathology, essential to understanding disease mechanisms commonly encountered in medicine.
- Prerequisite: PCPA 540
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Physician Assistant Practice
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Keck School of Medicine
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41271R | 884 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 59 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Alberto Vallejo, Sae Ma | OFFICE | |
One discrete consecutive six-week long, five-day-a-week intensive field placement under a program approved supervising preceptor in a program-approved clinical setting. Requires departmental approval. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41280R | 062 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 60 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Janice Tramel, Darryl Mayo, Chloe Powell, Sae Ma | OFFICE | |
One discrete consecutive six-week long, five-day-a-week intensive field placement under a program approved supervising preceptor in a program-appoved clinical setting. Requires departmental approval. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41283R | 062 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 61 of 61 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Janice Tramel, Chloe Powell, Darryl Mayo, Sae Ma | OFFICE | |
One discrete consecutive six-week long, five-day-a-week intensive field placement under a program approved supervising preceptor in a program-approved clinical setting. Requires departmental approval. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41286R | 062 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 60 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Janice Tramel, Chloe Powell, Darryl Mayo, Sae Ma | OFFICE | |
One discrete consecutive six-week long, five-day-a-week intensive field placement under a program approved supervising preceptor in a program-approved clinical setting. Requires departmental approval. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41289R | 062 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 60 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Janice Tramel, Chloe Powell, Darryl Mayo, Sae Ma | OFFICE | |