Clinical Seminar in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care is designed to provide the AG-ACNP student an academic environment in which the students share their practicum experience and present case studies and journal articles for discussion with their peers. In this scholarly forum, the students are expected to present selected cases from their practicum in an organize forma. The students are expected to facilitate a class dialogue and offer appropriate references.
This course will provide an opportunity for the student to synthesize and integrate the knowledge obtained in Diagnosis and Management of the Acutely Ill Adult II. This is the second clinical practicum for the student to evaluate and manage adult patients in an acute care setting. Students will be expected to demonstrate their ability to evaluate and manage the patient through the techniques of history taking, physical examination, medical decision-making, coordination of appropriate care using a holistic approach, and collaboration with the medical team. The student should demonstrate progressive independence in the management of patients.
The Sports Rehabilitation elective is designed as an introduction for students wishing to gain competencies related to physical therapy for the high-school, collegiate, professional, or weekend athlete. It is intended to give the sports physical therapist a broad understanding of sports-related issues that affect the delivery of physical therapy for the competitive athlete across the lifespan. Lectures/presentations on special sports-related topics, combined with laboratory experiences, provides the student in their final year of the DPT program, an opportunity to gain specific sports knowledge and perspectives on the field for future practice.
Physical therapy education relative to an understanding of the various types of headaches, orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders (TMD), as well as their inherent patho-physiological mechanisms, are commonly not covered sufficiently within the entry-level or graduate physical therapy curriculum. This specialty course has been designed to fill the void, which exists beyond the evaluation of the cervical spine and provide knowledge as well as training in definitive evaluative and therapeutic skills unique to this specialty area.
This course is designed to provide the information and necessary skill to delineate the major types of headaches, orofacial pain, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) movement disorders and associated symptoms that originate from the craniofacial and temporomandibular regions from those of a cervicogenic and/or comorbid origin. An in-depth understanding of the anatomical and neurophysiological factors relative to the trigeminocervical, sub-occipital and temporomandibular complex, as well as the cranium in relation to headaches and orofacial pain will be presented. Sub-occipital, orofacial, temporomandibular and cranial pain/dysfunction syndromes will be analyzed with emphasis placed upon their delineation and subsequent development of comprehensive therapeutic paradigms. Workshop sessions will follow the lectures and focus upon case study analysis, proper sequencing and use of manual upper ¼ and craniofacial (intra & extraoral) soft tissue and joint mobilization techniques, therapeutic exercise, adjunctive modalities, dry needling as well as postural and ergonomic intervention for the reduction of pain and inflammation, restoration of function and prevention of recurrence.
This seminar explores key topics in the historiography of migration and empire. This includes slavery, abolition and indenture, quarantine and public health restrictions on migration, diaspora and displacements of the twentieth century, revolutionaries on the move, borders and border policing, the politics of guestworker programs, globalization, migration and development, among others. The course adopts a capacious understanding of Asia and Asian migrations, to facilitate thinking, reading, and writing across disciplinary boundaries. How did empires regulate migration? How were social and political identities shaped by imperial forces, and vice versa? What are the afterlives of the imperial regulation of migration? The final paper will be a literature review on a topic of your choosing.
This elective course is designed as an introduction for students wishing to gain competencies related to physical therapy for dancers. Target patient population will be ballet, modern and post-modern dancers. The elective will help students begin to develop a template for structuring assessment and interventions with the above patient population, as well as cultivate the independent clinical reasoning skills required in a direct-access environment.
Populations (dancers, dance teachers, and choreographers) in settings specific to their professions and emphasizing lifespan issues in the field. The condition of direct access in on-site facilities enables patients to contact PT quickly when troubles arise and encourages the clinician in clinical decision-making early in the history of an injury or condition. The elective will emphasize recognition of certain characteristic patterns of injury, differential diagnosis and red flags, including when to refer to other health care professionals, recognizing cultural issues in the delivery of care for these patient populations, lifespan issues, appropriate therapeutic exercise progressions, and patient education and self-care.
This course is designed to provide a supervised teaching experience for those students who have an interest in laboratory teaching. Students will be present in the Gross Anatomy (PHYT M8100) laboratory during their scheduled time periods and be knowledgeable of the material being covered. Students will guide and conduct dissections, identify structures, and teach. Students will provide help with the identification of appropriate resources and study strategies for successful completion of Gross Anatomy (PHYT M8100). Students will receive feedback from the students that they instruct and the faculty member regarding their performance.
Students will attend a 1-hour informational meeting during the first week of the fall semester, followed by serving as teaching assistants in a minimum of eight Gross Anatomy (PHYT M8100) lab sessions.
In this elective students will explore learning & teaching styles, course design, motivating students, dealing with student problems and problem students, and assessment of students. Students will plan and implement one lecture & lab, conduct office hours, construct exam questions, and assist with the administration and grading of an exam. Students will work closely with the faculty member to complete the course requirements. Students will receive feedback from the students that they instruct and the faculty member regarding their performance.
This is an 8-week elective that provides students with hands-on experience in clinical research under the direct supervision of faculty. Students participate in a variety of research activities pertaining to the research question, literature review, and methods for data collection, and if applicable, data analysis. Specific course objectives are developed individually according to faculty expectations and the current phase of the on-going research.
Research Practicum I is designed to provide students with the opportunity to integrate the knowledge obtained in the evidence-based courses with supervised hands-on research experience. The elective provides the student with foundational knowledge and skill in the development and implementation of a research protocol targeting the student’s ability to synthesize and organize finding into a cogent written and/or oral research presentation. During this semester, students will work to clarify the research question, conduct a thorough search of the literature, become familiar with methods for data collection and analysis, and if applicable, assist the faculty advisor(s) with data collection.
This is the third elective in the research practicum sequence that provides students with hands-on experience in clinical research under the direct supervision of faculty. Students participate in a variety of research activities pertaining to the analysis and presentation of data. Specific course objectives are developed individually according to faculty expectations and the current phase of the on-going research.
Research Practicum III builds on PHYT M8854 and is designed to provide students with the opportunity to integrate the knowledge obtained in the three required evidence-based courses with supervised hands-on physical therapy research experience. The elective provides the student with foundational knowledge and skill in the development and implementation of a research protocol targeting the student’s ability to synthesize and organize finding into a cogent written and/or oral research presentation. Students are required to orally present their research finding at the PT program’s Annual Columbia University Research Day. Students, in conjunction with faculty, are strongly encouraged to submit a paper to a professional journal and/or present a poster/oral presentation to a professional organization.
This hybrid elective course teaches students yoga-based concepts and exercises to
incorporate into physical therapy sessions. Students will have an opportunity to participate and observe
in live virtual yoga classes and workshop-specific yoga exercises and techniques to turn into skilled
physical therapy interventions for a range of musculoskeletal conditions. Students will also have an
opportunity to learn cueing techniques drawn from yoga instruction to enhance therapeutic exercise
Students will learn a background understanding of yoga history, lineage, and foundational concepts. A brief literature review revealing the health benefits will also be presented. The students will participate (physically/observationally) in yoga practice to directly experience some of these benefits. After each yoga class, students will deconstruct components of the class to practice and further explore nuanced cueing to convert specific techniques into physical therapy interventions for specific case scenarios. Students will have an opportunity to design and teach with yoga-inspired cues a short sequence of yoga postures prescribed for a specific case scenario.
This course is an advanced course for regional anesthesia. It will cover discussion and demonstration of neuraxial anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, and pain management theory and techniques. Pharmacology regarding local anesthetics will be reviewed. Practice and demonstration in the Skills Labs are an integral part of this course.
Course Overview:
To fully practice in a direct access setting, physical therapists must have the ability to order diagnostic imaging, when appropriate. Several states, such as Utah and Wisconsin, have sought and received approval for physical therapists to order diagnostic imaging and continued efforts to advance diagnostic imaging privileges are underway in additional states. Physical therapists in the U.S. military have effectively utilized diagnostic imaging privileges since the 1970s. Over the past 50 years, US military physical therapists have become the musculoskeletal provider of choice and nearly all practice in a true direct access setting.
Course Description:
In this session, a group of experienced military physical therapists will introduce attendees to the foundations and principles of diagnostic imaging as well as the procedures for ordering, interpreting, and integrating radiographic imaging results into clinical practice. In addition, this course will emphasize the rationales and evidence-based guidelines to assist practitioners in the utilization of plain film radiography in clinical practice. Clinical case reports will also be presented to reinforce concepts and provide practical applications of skills. At the conclusion of this session, participants will be more comfortable ordering, viewing, and interpreting the results of diagnostic imaging studies.
This seminar will examine Chinese paintings primarily in Japanese and American collections. The aim of the course is to become familiar with the major painters of the seventeen century from Dong Qichang, whose history of Chinese painting still influences how we view paintings today, to his followers and imitators, and further to the scholar-painters who found ways to express resistance to the Manchu conquest at the middle of the century, and finally to imperial court painters. We will look at a wide variety of painting genres and formats. Special attention will be given to the way paintings are presented, from the outside title slip to the inner title sheet to seals and colophons. We will also consider the artists’ intended audience.
This is the first of five clinical residencies that provide the opportunity for nurse anesthesiology residents (NARs) to integrate theory into practice within the clinical setting. NARs move along a continuum from healthy adults to patients with multi-system failures. The focus is on perioperative theory transfer, the development of assessment skills, and the developmental implementation and evaluation of an individualized anesthesia care plan. Cultural humility will be incorporated into care plans to develop anesthetic management individualized to patient identities and cultures while including an emphasis on social and cultural health disparities. Patient interviews and teaching are integral to this process. Basic principles of decision-making are emphasized throughout. Mastery of the Nurse Anesthesia Residency I objectives is required by the end of this residency. Practice settings include operating rooms, emergency rooms, and off-site locations including but not limited to diagnostic and interventional suites. CRNA or physician anesthesiologist preceptors serve as facilitators of learning. Clinical conferences and professional meetings help to reinforce and enhance learning.
Clinical focus is on the delivery of anesthesia care in a broad range of clinical settings to patients with multi-system problems. Emphasis is placed on refinement and perfection of decision-making skills in patient care management and rapid assessment of health status of patients. Collaborative practice within a team structure is emphasized. In addition to direct patient care, participation in journal club, clinical case reports, and in-service presentations to a multidisciplinary audience provide the environment for the student to enact his or her role as a clinical nurse specialist. Experience includes obstetrics, neurosurgery, cardio-thoracic surgery, pediatrics, post anesthesia care and critical care units. CRNA faculty members and preceptors act as guides.
Clinical focus is on the delivery of anesthesia care in a broad range of clinical settings to patients with multi-system problems. Emphasis is placed on refinement and perfection of decision-making skills in patient care management and rapid assessment of health status of patients. Collaborative practice within a team structure is emphasized. In addition to direct patient care, participation in journal club, clinical case reports, and in-service presentations to a multidisciplinary audience provide the environment for the student to enact his or her role as a clinical nurse specialist. Experience includes obstetrics, neurosurgery, cardio-thoracic surgery, pediatrics, post anesthesia care, and critical care units. CRNA faculty members and preceptors act as guides.
The aim of this graduate course is to provide a broad introduction to science, medicine and technology in late imperial and modern China, and their relationship to the world. The course examines how the understanding and politics of technology, body, the natural world, and medicine undergo drastic reconfiguration from the late imperial period to the modern period. To understand this shift, we will consider questions of technology and imperialism, global circuits and knowledge transfer, the formulation of the modern episteme of “science,” the popularization and wonder of science, as well as commerce, politics and changing regimes of corporeality, in both the imperial and modern periods while placing close attention to the global context and transnational connections. In addition to getting a sense of the existing historiography on Chinese science, we will also be closely examining primary documents, pertinent theoretical writings, and comparative historiography. A central goal of the course is to explore different methodological approaches including history of science, translation studies, material culture, and global history. Reading ability in Classical Chinese and modern Chinese and facility in critical theory are all required.
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
This course is the first in a series of three utilizing lectures, discussion, writings, and presentations to integrate didactic instruction and clinical experiences as NARs progress from novice to advanced beginner nurse anesthesia residents.
This course is the culmination of a series of four courses designed to guide students through the development, implementation, and dissemination of their doctoral scholarly project (DSP). In this final course, students will focus on synthesizing the findings from their completed project and disseminating the results to relevant audiences. Emphasis is placed on preparing students to translate their evidence-based findings into clinical practice, policy, or education through various dissemination strategies, including manuscript preparation, conference presentations, and stakeholder engagement. This course fosters professional growth, leadership, and a commitment to advancing the field of nurse anesthesia through scholarly contributions.
This is the first in a series of three full-time clinical education experiences. Students in good academic standing who have satisfactorily completed all prerequisite professional courses prior to Fall IIB of the DPT curriculum are assigned to a clinical center for an 8-week, full-time clinical education experience. This is the 1st opportunity to perform supervised practice of newly acquired clinical skills in a patient care setting. Students are required to give an in-service or case study presentation in partial fulfillment of the requirements of this experience.
The colloquium, brings together all students at the same level within the Ph.D. program and enriches the work of defining the dissertation topic and subsequent research and writing.
This course is designed to introduce all first-year graduate students in History to major books and problems of the discipline. It aims to familiarize them with historical writings on periods and places outside their own prospective specialties. This course is open to Ph.D. students in the department of History ONLY.
This course is designed to teach quantitative analysis to social and behavioral sciences students. It integrates an introduction to quantitative analysis with social science applications in public health, with instruction in use of the R statistical package. This course builds on the Quantitative Foundations concentration of the ReMA Studio of the Core and Intro to Sociomedical Science Research Methods (P8774). Weekly lectures will cover quantitative analysis with a focus on linear regression. Course lectures will begin with graphic and tabular methods for exploring and summarizing distribution of a single variable and the relationships between two and three variables. The course will then proceed with a nontechnical instruction in the application of the single equation regression model. It will introduce students to the standard linear additive model and interpretation of key model parameters. It will cover assumptions of the linear model and discuss some alternatives to the linear model when assumptions are violated. Weekly computer labs will instruct students in R programming. The lab content will parallel lecture material on quantitative analysis including writing basic R programming language. Students will learn to select and use online public use “sociomedical” data sets (e.g., NYC Community Health, NHIS, NHANES, GSS, BRFSS, YRBSS surveys, etc.) for use in the course and in their final project. The course will further emphasize the art of tabular, graphic, and written presentation of the results of quantitative analysis. This is an applied course, emphasizing hands-on work using statistical programming and skill building appropriate for research positions or further graduate study.
This class will provide an overview of qualitative research methods to help you develop an applied and advanced understanding of the possibilities that qualitative research offers. In this course you will practice designing a qualitative research study, and collecting, coding and analyzing data. Further, you will read methods literature and qualitative studies as well as critique qualitative work.
Course lectures will begin with foundations in the principles and practice of social science research in public health using qualitative research methodologies. The course will then proceed with a focus on the main types of qualitative data collection: ethnographic methods, interviewing focus groups, and mixed methods. It will introduce you to the idea of emergent themes, including a grounded theory approach. It will explore the importance of triangulation and other strategies for improving validity and reliability in qualitative research. Several classes will be dedicated using Atlas.ti programming. You will collect and analyze qualitative data in this course and participate in live classroom-based exercises (e.g. interviewing, focus group, coding) in smaller groups that allow time for discussion and re-doing.
The course will further emphasize the art of coding, thematic analysis, and written presentation of the results of qualitative analysis. This is an applied course, emphasizing hand-on work gathering and analyzing qualitative data and skill building appropriate for research positions, further graduate study, or applied public health settings where learning from observation or speaking with people is important. This course builds on the Qualitative Foundations of the Core and Intro to Sociomedical Science Research Methods (P8774).
How do international and global perspectives shape and conceptualization, research, and writing of history? Topics include approaches to comparative history and transnational processes, the relationship of local, regional, national, and global scales of analysis, and the problem of periodization when considered on a world scale.
This course is designed to equip nurse anesthesiology residents with advanced knowledge and skills in business and leadership. It will explore the intricacies of healthcare management, financial decision-making, and strategic leadership within anesthesiology practice. Nurse anesthesia residents will learn to navigate the evolving healthcare landscape, lead interdisciplinary teams, and implement effective business strategies to enhance patient care and organizational efficiency. Through case studies, interactive discussions, and practical applications, this course prepares nurse anesthetists to take on leadership roles and drive positive change in their practice environments.
Current topics in healthcare delivery, social determinants of health, healthcare disparities, reimbursement, policy, and the business aspects of anesthesiology practice will be emphasized. Functioning as a leader while focusing on the professional and regulatory standards of practice will be integrated throughout each topic.
The workshop provides a forum for advanced PhD students (usually in the 3rd or 4th year) to draft and refine the dissertation prospectus in preparation for the defense, as well as to discuss grant proposals. Emphasis on clear formulation of a research project, sources and historiography, the mechanics of research, and strategies of grant-writing. The class meets weekly and is usually offered in both fall and spring semesters.
Consistent attendance and participation are mandatory.
What is media and mediation? How do aesthetics, techniques and technologies of media shape perception, experience, and politics in our societies? And how have various forms of media and mediation been conceptualized and practiced in the Chinese-language environment? This graduate seminar examines critical issues in historical and contemporary Chinese media cultures, and guides students in a broad survey of primary texts, theoretical readings, and research methods that place Chinese media cultures in historical, comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives. We discuss a variety of media forms, including paintings and graphic arts, photography and cinema, soundscapes and the built environment, and television and digital media. The class covers a time span from mid-19 th century to the present, and makes use of the rich holdings at the Starr East Asian Library for historical research and media archaeology.
Open to MA and PhD students. Advanced undergraduates need to have instructor's approval.
Language prerequisites: intermediate or advanced Chinese; rare exceptions upon instructor’s approval.
Supervised Reserach for Classical Studies Graduate Students.