MSPA 624 - Surgery Clerkship

4.5 Credit(s)

During this clinical course, second year PA students develop skills necessary to function as a PA in the surgical 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 surgical setting. The student will perform the collection of historical and physical data and develop an understanding of evaluation and treatment of patients through pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative patient encounters. The student will also gain hands-on experience in the operating room setting with exposure to surgical and diagnostic procedures, treatments, and technologies common for the general surgery specialty. Students will work with the clinical education team and under the supervision of their preceptor(s) to provide care.