273 PAR 2040. Paramedic Clinical Lab I (4) F, S Clinical application of the theory of paramedic practice. Students must pass all skills before advancing into clinical rotations. Prerequisites: PAR 2000. ($98 lab fee) PAR 2100. Advanced Paramedic Practice (4) 5, Su Pathophysiology and advanced concepts applied to recognition of Advanced Live Support patient problems and treatment modalities. Student research and presentation projects are designed to meet professional goals and experiences. All paramedic terminal competencies will be re-verified prior to a recommendation to certify. Prerequisites: PAR 2000,2010, 2020,2030, 2040. ($98 lab fee) PAR 2110. Paramedic Clinical II (3) F, S Clinical rotations in various medical settings provide the student with the opportunity to perform skills and apply knowledge of paramedic practice. Includes, but not limited to, areas in operating room, emergency department, labor and delivery, and pediatrics. Prerequisites: PAR 2000,2010, 2020,2030, 2040. PAR 2120. Paramedic Internship (9) F, S Rotations with various paramedic agencies provide rescue vehicle response to advance the skills and performance of Paramedic practice. Successful evaluation of professionalism, interpersonal relationships, skills, and knowledge must be completed for recommendation of certification. National Registry EMT-P testing is required. Prerequisites: PAR 2000, 2010,2020, 2030, 2040. PAR 3110. Critical Care Transport Course (6) This course will prepare experienced paramedics and registered nurses to become part of a highly functioning critical care transport team, often transporting high risk patients. Topics covered include; 1) History and role of critical care transport; 2) General principles of critical care transport, 3) Patient care principles 4) Trauma emergencies; 5) Medical emergencies; 6) Environmental emergencies 7) Special populations, and 8) Medical, legal and patient care issues in critical care transport. While the course is primarily oriented to ground transportation, the content presented will allow a student take the National Flight Nurse/Paramedic exam. Prerequisites: Paramedic or registered nurse (2-3 years experience nominal) or department approval. PAR 3120. Tactical Emergency Medicine (3) This rigorous course provides the principles of tactical medicine. Topics include instruction in the tenets of tactical emergency medicine, particularly in providing acute care in tactical combat situations and the medical operations support of tactical teams. This course is designed to provide the EMS provider with a variety of skills necessary to support a tactical law enforcement team. Prerequisite: EMT-Basic certification PAR 4110. Emergency Medical Services Management Topics (3) The principles of management and process that contribute to the effectiveness of day-to-day operations within an EMS organization. Topics include human resource management, communications systems, deployment strategies, and risk management. Additional topics include an emphasis on demand analysis, staffing, medical direction, reimbursement, capital investment, and cost control. PAR 4120. Emergency Medical Service Teaching Topics (3) Using the USDOT/NHTSA National Guidelines for Educating EMS Instructors, this course will prepare emergency medical service instructors for classroom and skill lab teaching. Topics discussed include; 1) instructor roles and responsibilities; 2) the student; 3) foundations of education; 4) delivering the message; 5) evaluation and 6) course administration. Students will demonstrate EMS teaching in both a class room and skill lab environment. Prerequisite: EMT-Basic certification. DEPARTMENT Health Sciences Department Chair: Dr. Marie Kotter Location: Marriott Allied Health Building, Rm 109A Telephone Contact: Debra Boswell 801-626-6505 Professors: Jim Hutchins, Marie Kotter; Associate Professor: Carol Naylor; Assistant Professor: Kraig Chugg, Curtis DeFriez, Kathryn Newton; Instructor Louise Tate; Adjunct Faculty: Cathryn Clayton, Nicholas Dean, LeAnne Gundy, Fred Henderson, Brad Mar den, Roger Nichols, Brent Richardson I he Associate of Science in Health Sciences (ASHS) prepares students for entrance into a wide variety of health professions currently housed in the Dumke College of Health Professions (DCHP) such as Dental Hygiene, Nursing, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Therapy, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Health Information Systems and Health Administrative Services. It also serves as a preparatory associate's degree for other Weber State University Bachelor of Science majors including Anthropology, Gerontology, Health Education, Human Performance, Recreation, Social Work, Technical Sales and many Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) programs. Health Sciences associate of science (as) » Grade Requirements: An overall GPA of 2.5 or higher is required. A course grade of "C" or higher is required for all Health Sciences courses. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 60 credit hours is required for graduation - 20 of these are required Health Sciences courses and 40 are required general education courses. Advisement Students may contact an advisor in the Dr. Ezekiel R Dumke College of Health Professions Admissions Advisement Office (Marriott Allied Health Building, Room 108, Phone 801-626-6136, Email healthprofessions@weber.edu) for program information. General Education Refer to pages 38-43 for Associate of Science requirements. The following courses required for the AS Degree in Health Sciences will also fulfill general education requirements: CHEM PS1010* COMM HU1020 or COMMHU2110, HTHS LSI 110, MCR LSI 113, NUTR LS1020, PSY SS1010, SOCSS/DV1010. Consult with Academic Advising or the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions Admissions Advisement office regarding general Course Requirements for AS Degree Health Sciences Courses Required (14 credit hours) HTHS 1101 Medical Terminology (2) HTHS LSI 110/1111 Biomedical Core Lecture/Lab (8) or ZOOL 2100/2200 Human Anatomy/Human Physiology (8) or HTHS 1105/1106 Technology Enhanced Anatomy & Physiology (8) HTHS 2230 Introductory Pathophysiology (3) HTHS 2231 Introductory Pathophysiology Laboratory (1) Health Sciences Support Courses (6 credit hours) Select an additional 6 credit hours from the following Health Sciences courses: HTHS 1108 Biocalculations for Health Professions (5) HTHS 1120 Case Studies in Health Sciences (3) HTHS 1130 Common Medicines (3) General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning S Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science S Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/ETM MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts S Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business SEcon MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Health Professions MHA MSN CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL SocialS Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2009 - 2010 Catalog