PAS-536: Elective Clinical Course

This is a required 6-week clinical practice experience for second-year PA students, which focuses on the role of the physician assistant student in an area of interest under the supervision of a clinical site preceptor or their designee(s). During the didactic year, medical knowledge and clinical skills gained will be applied to develop clinical reasoning through evidence-based approaches to evaluate and manage common medical problems and issues encountered in a particular medical specialty of interest. PA students will also work to incorporate a collaborative patient-centered, humanistic approach to the care of patients, which involves education and counseling. This experience allows the students to enhance their knowledge and skills in a particular specialty of medicine. Options for students to achieve this include but are not limited to additional experience in a required rotation, the medical discipline of interest not encountered in the previous rotations, public health service and/or health policy. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Didactic Year in PA program. [ 6 credits ]