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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, Alberto Vallejo, Janice Tramel, Maria Maldonado, Claire Norman, Gilbert Benitez, Abigail Villapudua | 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, Alberto Vallejo, Janice Tramel, Lillie Hudson,Julie Barron, Natalie Houser, Abigail Villapudua, Gilbert Benitez | 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, Alberto Vallejo, Janice Tramel, Lillie Hudson,Natalie Houser | 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, Alberto Vallejo, Janice Tramel, Chloe Powell, Julie Barron, Darryl Mayo | 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, Janice Tramel | 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, Alberto Vallejo, Janice Tramel | 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, Alberto Vallejo, Janice Tramel, 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 | 61 of 61 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Alberto Vallejo, Janice Tramel, Maria Maldonado, Darryl Mayo | 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, Natalie Houser, Julie Barron, Janice Tramel, Alberto Vallejo, Lillie Hudson,Chloe Powell, Darryl Mayo | 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, Janice Tramel | 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 | 59 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Janice Tramel, Alberto Vallejo, Chloe Powell, Darryl Mayo | ONLINE | |
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 | 59 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Janice Tramel, Alberto Vallejo, Chloe Powell, Darryl Mayo | ONLINE | |
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 | 59 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Janice Tramel, Alberto Vallejo, Chloe Powell, Darryl Mayo | ONLINE | |
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 | 59 of 60 | Mitzi D'Aquila, Janice Tramel, Alberto Vallejo, Chloe Powell, Darryl Mayo | ONLINE | |