Jun 17, 2024  
Graduate Catalog 2022-2023 
    
Graduate Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PAS 504 - History and Physical Examination


This course is presented in a combined lecture/lab format and is designed to provide physician assistant students with the fundamental grounding and cognitive knowledge to prepare them for their professional clinical role. The ability to conduct a proper medical interview and physical examination are skills central to the development of clinical competency in physician assistants. This course will provide students with instruction directed toward the development of appropriate interviewing and patient communication skills and the physical examination skills necessary to conduct age-appropriate and thorough comprehensive history and physical examinations on culturally diverse populations. Students will receive instruction on how to accurately record and organize pertinent medical information. Over the course of the semester, students will have the opportunity to practice and demonstrate these skills.

4 Credits.



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