MSPA 628 - Behavioral Health Clerkship

4.5 Credit(s)

During this clinical course, second year PA students develop skills necessary to function as a PA in the psychiatric setting. Students will apply medical knowledge and clinical skills developed during didactic phase of their education. Students will actively engage in assessment, analysis, evidence-based approaches, and management of conditions typically seen in the psychiatric setting. The rotation will emphasize clinical exposure to common behavioral health conditions, diagnostic procedures, interviewing, counseling techniques, and treatments that are common for the behavioral health specialty across the lifespan. Students will work with the clinical education team and under the supervision of their preceptor(s) to provide care.