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Curriculum Overview
| Preparation Courses | QTR HRS |
DHS 600: Writing for Health Professionals |
3 |
Total |
3 |
| Decision Analysis Foundation | QTR HRS |
DHS 601: Principles of Management and Decision Analysis |
3 |
DHS 602: Risk Management for Health Professionals |
3 |
DHS 603: Health Care Information Systems |
3 |
Total |
9 |
| Health Sciences Foundation | QTR HRS |
DHS 701: Health Care Delivery Systems |
3 |
DHS 702: Health Administration Law & Ethics |
3 |
DHS 703: Population Health & Patient-Centered Care |
3 |
Total |
9 |
| Evidence Based Practice Foundation | QTR HRS |
DHS 801: Health Care Outcomes |
3 |
DHS 802: Research Methods, Design, and Analysis |
3 |
DHS 803: Evidence-Based Practice |
3 |
Total |
9 |
| Winter Institute | QTR HRS |
DHS 900: Winter Institute |
6 |
Total |
6 |
| Concentration Areas (Select ONE concentration only for a total of 9 credits) |
QTR HRS |
Global Health: |
3 |
Total |
9 |
Leadership and Organizational Behavior: |
3 |
Total |
9 |
Advanced Physician Assistant Studies: DHS 832: Genetics in Clinical Medicine DHS 833: Applied Pharmacotherapeutics and Behavioral Change |
3 |
Total |
9 |
| Applied Research Project | QTR HRS |
DHS 901: Proposal Development |
5 |
DHS 902: Literature Review and Sampling Methodology |
5 |
DHS 903: Data Collection |
5 |
DHS 904: Data Analysis |
5 |
DHS 905: Dissemination – Publishable Paper |
5 |
Total |
25 |
| Total Program Credits | 70 |
