PA 101 - Physician Assistant Clinical Applications I

Lecture Hours: 30
Lab Hours: 30
Total Hours: 60
Credits: 3
Students will utilize knowledge and skills obtained from their general science courses, History Taking, Research and Evidence Based Healthcare, to develop and practice critical thinking, formulate differential diagnoses and perform system focused physical exams and histories. Students will explore in more depth, clinically relevant and practical approaches and applications to major physiologic human system disorders. Students will participate in hands on clinical skills through the use of clinical lab skills and simulations. Students will be guided through didactic lectures, small group discussions; problem based learning and clinical scenarios. By the conclusion of this course, students will have a better understanding of physiologic human system disorders, history and physical exam techniques for these disorders and have developed basic clinical skills needed to be a successful Physician Assistant. This is part one of a four part series.

Restrictions: MSPA program only