Suzanne Peppers, PA-C

Courses Taught

• Medical Ethics
• This course is designed to introduce PA students to the main concepts and practices in medical ethics. Three areas of medical ethics are examined: professional ethics, clinical ethics, and ethics in relation to selected areas of medical law. Additionally, students will be introduced to a structured approach for identifying, analyzing, and resolving ethical issues in clinical medicine. The interaction of medical law and medical ethics will be examined particularly in relation to patient rights and protections in clinical practice, medical practice acts, professional liability, and medical malpractice.
• Medicine I
• The Medicine I course is designed to introduce students to the process of clinical decision making by utilizing critical reasoning skills to diagnose and treat illness and disease. This course will focus on the most commonly diagnosed medical problems. Lectures by PA faculty will comprise the majority of the course. However, there will be Problem Based Learning sessions in small group format for two hours each week. Strategies for disease prevention and promotion throughout the lifespan will also be emphasized. This course will lay the foundation for Medicine II which is offered in the Summer Semester.
• Medicine II
• This course is designed to build upon material presented in the Medicine I course and prepare students for the clinical phase of their education. The course will lay the foundation for life-long process of self-education in medicine. The course focuses on etiology, pathology, clinical course and manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, patient education, epidemiology, and preventive aspects of diseases and disorders encountered in the practice of medicine. The course will follow a systems-based approach. In addition, a section will cover EKG interpretation.