PAS 601 - Family Medicine Clerkship

Units: 5
When Offered: As offered
Provides practical clinical exposure opportunities for physician assistant students to expand, refine and integrate knowledge and skills in the area of primary care medicine. Students will engage in learning activities that include patient examination, diagnostic laboratory ordering and interpretation, pharmacotherapeutics, treatment modalities, patient referral, follow-up evaluation, case presentations, and patient history and findings documentation. In addition, students will continue to develop skills in clinical problem-solving, evidence-based medicine, inter-professional practice, and effective communication.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): PAS 512, 514, 523, 524, 526, 532, 533, and 534