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PAP 270
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Title: | Clinical Clerkship I |
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Course Description: | Prepares the physician assistant student to assess and manage patients within a medical setting. The student will provide care to patients under the direct supervision of a practicing clinician (preceptor). Modules within the clerkship are one month long and will include areas of medicine as scheduled by the Clinical Coordinator.
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Min Credit: | 0 |
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Max Credit: | 12 |
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Origin Notes: | RRCC |
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Course Notes: | New course entered 4/15/13 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Perform and document a complete or focused medical history and physical exam
2. Correlate abnormal physical examination findings to a given disease process
3. Generate a differential diagnosis
4. Identify conditions that constitute a medical emergency
5. Identify indications for hospital admission
6. Identify indications for a referral to a specialist
7. Generate and deliver a patient education plan
8. Develop and document a treatment plan/discharge plan
9. Select appropriate clinical therapeutics and calculate dosages
10. Prepare a written or electronic prescription which is appropriate, legal, and without error
11. Explain and obtain informed consent
12. Use universal precautions
13. Order and interpret laboratory tests/diagnostic imaging studies
14. Document procedure, admission, and discharge notes as appropriate
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
Each module has an individual syllabus which provides the specific topical outline for that area of medicine.
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