Interservice Physician Assistant Program - Us Army

The introduction to pharmacology via biochemistry using the ADME approach of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion.

Medical application of biochem including arterial blood gases, compensation, and pH calculation. Toxicology such as overdoses on tylenol, aspirin, and carbon monoxide. Hormone and catecholamine synthesis pathways.

The metabolic pathways that utilize macronutrients fat, protein, and carbs including glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, citric acid cycle, electron transport chain and more.

Introduction to parasites and protozoa including organization of families, common infectious microbes, signs and symptoms, common locations and route of infection.

Continuation of medical bacteria with addition of medically relevant fungi, such as candida species, and viruses, such as herpes, Covid, HIV, influenza and more.

Introduction to medical microbiology including Staph aureus, Streptococci, enterobacteria, and other gram positive and gram negative bacteria that are medically relevant for Physician Assistant school.