PHAS 5133 Patient Encounter I

This course is the first in a three-course series.  It provides students with an introduction to the basic principles of medical history-taking and documentation of patient information, confidentiality, and cultural competence. Basic principles of presentation of subjective and objective findings in professional healthcare settings are introduced.  Incremental course content builds a foundation for the development of clinical reasoning skills necessary to formulate differential diagnoses.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

Admission into the Physician Assistant Studies Program.

Schedule Type

Lecture

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

Dept of Physician Assistant

Offered

Fall semesters