Students will perform, under the direct supervision of a certified clinical perfusionist, extracorporeal circulation on neonatal and pediatric patients. The case mixture of congenital heart defects is both diverse and extensive. Students will be required to perform no less than 15 extracorporeal circulation procedures on neonatal and pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Previously learned principles and techniques of perfusion are applied to the clinical setting. Students travel to several of the clinical affiliate sites for continued instruction.
Students are on call to report for emergency procedures as they arise.
This course is designed to examine the fundamentals of pharmacology. PHAR 507 is taught by faculty members in the Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine. Areas explored include drug mechanisms of action, side effects, and contraindications of various pharmacological agents. Drugs that effect the cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary and central nervous system as well as antimicrobial therapy will be emphasized in this course. This course is a presentation of normal and abnormal development, structure and growth of human cells, tissues and organs.