Emergency Medicine and Surgical Principles

Catalog description

The Emergency Medicine and Surgical Principles course is designed to develop an approach to problems frequently encountered in the Emergency Department and to expose students to the role of the PA in surgical practice. Course goals related to emergency care also include review of the triage process and recognition of principles of intervention for life threatening emergencies as well as management and disposition of non-emergent patients. Elements of surgical care will include the pre-, intra- and post-operative care of the patient.