University General Course Catalog 2021-2022 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
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PAS 700 - Family Medicine Clerkship

(5 units)
The Family Medicine clerkship offers second-year PA students a 4-week ambulatory primary care clinical experience and introduction to the role of the primary care medical provider.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Internship/Practicum: 5
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. apply knowledge and skills learned throughout the didactic year to demonstrate competency in advanced elicitation of history, communication, physical examination, and critical thinking skills.
2. demonstrate appropriate communication and professional interactions with patients, families and other healthcare professionals.
3. gather information, gain awareness of the medical decision making process, formulate differential diagnoses, and propose plans for the initial evaluation and management of patients of all ages with common primary care presentations.
4. search, interpret and evaluate medical literature to develop evidence­based health promotion/disease prevention plans for patients of any age or gender.
5. generate timely documentation of all patient encounters.


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