MSPA 627 - Family Medicine Clerkship

4.5 Credit(s)

During this clinical course, second year PA students develop skills necessary to function as a Physician Assistant in the Family medicine clerkship 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 family medicine setting through the collection of historical and physical data. The rotation will emphasize practical clinical exposure to primary care patients, including common medical conditions, diagnostic procedures, treatments and technologies common for the family medicine environment across the life span. Students will work with the clinical education team and under the supervision of their preceptor(s) to provide care.