COURSE DESCRIPTION

Study of the etiologies and processes of human biological responses to actual and potential injury. The focus is on the underlying physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms of disease states, and the scientific rationale for seeking, selecting and interpreting physiological data.

Course Overview:

The course prepares the clinician to function in an advanced practice role by defining clinical problems using critical thinking and application of  interventions based on a knowledge of physiological and pathological concepts.  The course is presented in modular and problem based format and is pre requisite to specialty course content.