PHAS 6440 Family Medicine

This core clinical rotation provides students with exposure to the principles and practice of family medicine. This supervised clinical practice experience enables students to assess patients seeking medical care across the life span with an emphasis on caring for the acutely and chronically ill infant, child, adolescent, adult, and elderly patients in an outpatient medical setting.  Students will develop the skills necessary to evaluate, monitor, and manage health problems encountered in family medicine.  Emphasis is on disease prevention and health maintenance. This clinical experience will enable the student to provide care as an entry level physician assistant upon graduation.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Successful completion of the didactic PHAS professional curriculum.

Schedule Type

Practicum

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

Dept of Physician Assistant

Offered

As Scheduled