MSPA 629 - Elective Clerkship

4.5 Credit(s)

During this clinical course, second year PA students develop skills necessary to function as a PA in the elective-specific setting. Students will apply medical knowledge and clinical skills developed during didactic phase of their education. Students will actively engage assessment and evaluate patients seen in the elective-specific setting. The goal of this rotation is to provide students either an experience in a new clinical area or additional exposure to a core rotation that will emphasize common medical conditions, diagnostic procedures, treatments, and technologies that are common for the healthcare environment specific to the specialty chosen. Students will work with the clinical education team and under the supervision of their preceptor(s) to provide care.