Cardiovascular Medicine

Catalog description

A didactic clinical medicine module course designed to help the student develop the necessary skills and knowledge to navigate the unique challenges of prevention, screening, examinations, and treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system; including afflictions across a across all ages, genders and ethnicities. The course will explore normal anatomy, genetic and psychosocial factors that contribute to the development of disease risk, health screenings, common signs and symptoms of disease expression, appropriate diagnostic investigation, primary and secondary prevention, treatment across patient presentations, and prognosis of various disease states. Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Physician Associate Program. Co-requisites: PAS 604 , PAS 614 , PAS 624 , PAS 625 , PAS 627 .