Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular term. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• GMS PM 802: Systems Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - This course consists of lectures and discussions on major classes of pharmacological agents, with special attention to systems mechanisms of therapeutics and adverse effects, including molecular, cellular, physiologic, psychological, and pathologic phenomenon. Starting from a basic review of current therapeutics in a particular disease area, students will be encouraged to anticipate new developments in the field and to propose solutions for solving problems with current pharmacological approaches. The course focuses on cardiovascular, endocrine, and steroid pharmacology and chemotherapy for inflammation, cancer, and bacterial and viral infections. 2 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS PM 810: Current Topics in Pharmacological Sciences
  This course is given in conjunction with the weekly seminar program of the department. Students present and discuss research papers with the visiting scientist working in the cutting edge of pharmacology. 2 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS PM 820: Behavior Pharmacology
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor. - This course examines the interaction between behavior and classes of drugs that affect the central nervous system. Emphasis is given to how behavioral studies assist understanding of mental disorders, including addictions, anxiety and mood disorders, pain syndromes, and dementia. Since discovering novel compounds for human neuropsychiatric diseases requires the development of valid and useful animal behavioral models for the specific disorder/domains under study, this course will address the current state of knowledge about animal models of mental illnesses and will focus on the neuropharmacological bases of these diseases. Faculty overview of a topic is followed by student-led discussion of an assigned research paper. 2 cr, Fall sem.n.
• GMS PM 881: Drug Discovery and Development
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor. - The Drug Discovery & Development is an advanced elective in Pharmacology. Lectures are given by industry scientists and incorporate real-world examples of drug development strategies and approaches that serve to reinforce the basic principles taught in the first-year pharmacology curriculum. The course provides students with an understanding of the process of drug development, specialized jobs in industry, how critical functions are integrated to develop a novel drug, and how key concepts in pharmacology are adapted to keep pace with biomedical research and technology. 2 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS PM 931: Research in Pharmacology
  Var cr
• GMS PM 932: Research in Pharmacology
  Var cr
• GMS PS 703: Introduction to Research
  The Introduction to Research course prepares the PA student to search and interpret medical literature as it relates to best practices for clinical care, epidemiology, and disease surveillance. In addition, the course prepares the students to develop their thesis project. This course utilizes lectures, journal clubs and online learning as means of instruction.
• GMS PS 704: Introduction to Clinical Medicine
  The Introduction to Clinical Medicine course prepares the PA student to utilize the patient-centered interview and physical examination to assess pediatric, adult and geriatric patients. This course uses lectures, interview role play sessions and physical examination practica.
• GMS PS 705: SCORE 1
  The SCORE 1 course introduces students to professional concentrations/foci which they will likely encounter in their clinical practice. These concentrations/foci can challenge the clinician's ability to provide care and represent a key facet of the BU Physician Assistant Program mission. Through lectures and readings, the students will be exposed to seven different concentrations to include: a. Addiction Medicine b. Psychiatric Medicine c. LGBTQ d. Refugee/Undeclared Immigrant/DACA e. Veteran Medicine f. Familial Abuse/Human Trafficking g. Homelessness
• GMS PS 706: SCORE 2
  The SCORE 2 course introduces students to professional concentrations/foci which they will likely encounter in their clinical practice. These concentrations/foci can challenge the clinician¿s ability to provide care and represent a key facet of the BU Physician Assistant Program mission. Through lectures and readings, the students will be exposed to six different concentrations to include: a. Rural Medicine b. IPE c. Racism in the Practice of Medicine d. Patients with Disabilities e. Religion and Medicine f. Elderly
• GMS PS 707: SCORE 3
  During SCORE 3, students will be divided into groups to focus on a project reflecting the concentration of their previous choice from SCORE 1 and 2. This project can be a proposed QI or advocacy project. The refinement of the project will be facilitated by clinical experiences relating to their concentration. These sessions will provide real-time exposure to their focus.
• GMS PS 708: SCORE 4
  During SCORE 4, the students will continue their work on the culminating project (from SCORE 1-3), with the aid of their mentors and present their proposals to the class and faculty.
• GMS PS 719: Foundations of Microbiology, Pathology and Pharmacology
  The course provides the foundations for the student's medical microbiology, pathology, and pharmacology throughout the curriculum of their Diagnosis and Therapy course. The overall goal of the course is to provide knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principle of these subjects that are the basis of current approaches to prevention, diagnosis and management of disease. The application of these scientific principles and knowledge to the practice of medicine, including the development of life-long learning and problem-solving skills, is emphasized. PA students only. 2 cr. Spring.
• GMS PS 723: Disease and Therapy VI
  This course prepares the PA student to apply knowledge of the epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathophysiology, diagnostic evaluation, differential diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of human disease to clinical patients. Disease and Therapy consists of six modules in which students learn the microbiological basis of infectious diseases and pharmacologic treatment. Modules address diseases and disorders by organ system: Pulmonary, Cardiovascular, Rheumatology, Renal, Gastrointestinal, Dermatology, Reproduction, Endocrinology/Nutrition, Neurology, Psychiatry, Oncology, and Hematology. The course utilizes traditional lectures, case-based discussions and patient presentations for instruction.
• GMS PS 730: PRINSCIMED 1
  The PISCE 1 course consists of Health Equity curriculum which will focus on the knowledge and skills related to health equity including poverty, social determinants of health, health equity, racism in medicine, behavioral medicine and population health. These skills are important in the care of all patients, especially those from vulnerable populations and will help students recognize the impact of these issues on both individual and population health. The modules of the PISCE 1 course include Foundations 1 & 2 which will focus on the foundational basic science knowledge to prepare the students for the study of clinical medicine. The curriculum, material and instruction in the PISCE 1 course will provide a medical focus in the foundational sciences which will prepare students for the PISCE 2-7 courses. The final week of the PISCE 1 course will be an Integration Week. During that week, the PA and MD students will work together on integrated cases to revisit and connect the material they have learned across the PISCE 1 course.
• GMS PS 731: PRINSCIMED 2
  The modules of the PISCE 2 course include Foundations 3, Genomic Medicine and Cardiovascular. Foundations 3 will build on the material already studied in PISCE 1 in Foundations 1 & 2, focusing on the foundational basic science knowledge to prepare the students for the study of clinical medicine. Genomic Medicine incorporated the study of genetics, pathology as well as the management and treatment of genetic disease. The Cardiovascular module will be the first systems-based module which will incorporate pathology, anatomy, physiology, microbiology, pharmacology and pathophysiology of the cardiovascular system. The curriculum, material, and instruction in the PISCE 3 course will provide foundational science, genomic medicine and the cardiovascular system and which will prepare students for the PISCE 3-7 courses. The final week of the PISCE 2 course will be an Integration Week. During that week, the PA and MD students will work together on integrated cases to revisit and connect the material they have learned across the PISCE 2 course.
• GMS PS 732: PRINSCIMED 3
  The modules of the PISCE 3 course include the Pulmonary and Renal body systems. These modules will build on the material already studied in the PISCE 1 & 2 courses focusing on the integration of foundational basic science knowledge and clinical medicine and will prepare the students for the PISCE 4-7 courses. The Pulmonary and Renal modules will be body systems-based modules which will incorporate pathology, anatomy, physiology, microbiology, pharmacology and pathophysiology of each system. The final week of the PISCE 3 course will be an Integration Week. During that week, the PA and MD students will work together on integrated cases to revisit and connect the material they have learned across the PISCE 3 course.
• GMS PS 733: PRINSCIMED 4
  The PISCE 4 course will build on concepts offered in the PISCE 1, 2 & 3 courses and continues to build on basic science knowledge as it integrates into clinical medicine. The Endocrinology, Reproduction and Hematology modules are body systems module which combine the basic sciences of anatomy, physiology and histology with pathology, pathophysiology, pharmacology and clinical medicine. Together with the PISCE 1 - 3 courses, the PISCE 4 course prepares students for the rest of the PISCE courses 5- 7 and for the practice of medicine.
• GMS PS 734: PRINSCIMED 5
  The PISCE 5 course consists of Health Equity curriculum which will focus on the knowledge and skills related to health equity including poverty, social determinants of health, health equity, racism in medicine, behavioral medicine and populations health. The modules of the PISCE 5 course include the Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. These modules will build on the material already studied in the PISCE 1-4 courses focusing on the integration of foundational basic science knowledge and clinical medicine and will prepare the students for the PISCE 6 & 7 courses. The Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health modules will incorporate pathology, anatomy, physiology, microbiology, pharmacology and pathophysiology of each system. The final week of the PISCE 5 course will be an Integration Week. During that week, the PA and MD students will work together on integrated cases to revisit and connect the material they have learned across the PISCE 5 course.
• GMS PS 735: PRINSCIMED 6
  The modules of the PISCE 6 course include the Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Dermatology, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal systems. These modules will build on the material already studied in the PISCE 1-5 courses focusing on the integration of foundational basic science knowledge and clinical medicine and will prepare the students for the PISCE 7 course. The Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Dermatology, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal modules will incorporate pathology, anatomy, physiology, microbiology, pharmacology and pathophysiology of each system. The final week of the PISCE 6 course will be an Integration Week. During that week, the PA and MD students will work together on integrated cases to revisit and connect the material they have learned across the PISCE 6 course.