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Family Medicine Clerkship

This is an eight-week clinical course designed to provide physician assistant students with experience in evaluation and treating common problems encountered in Family medicine. Experience is provided at the level of a primary care physician assistant, and emphasis is placed on performing a history and physical exam, selecting and interpreting laboratory exams, establishing a logical differential diagnosis, evaluating evidence based medicine, performing selected studies, and establishing a tentative treatment and management plan.

Pediatric Clerkship

This is a four-week clinical course designed to provide physician assistant students with experience in evaluation and treating common problems encountered in pediatrics. Experience is provided at the level of a primary care physician assistant, and emphasis is placed on performing a pediatric history and physical exam, selecting and interpreting laboratory exams, establishing a logical differential diagnosis, evaluating evidence based medicine, performing selected procedures, and establishing a tentative treatment and management plan.

Obstetrics And Gynecology Clerkship

This is a four-week course designed to provide physician assistant students with experience in evaluating and treating common problems encountered in obstetrics and gynecology. Experience is provided at the level of a primary care physician assistant, and emphasis is placed on performing a obstetric and gynecological history and physical exam, assisting in surgery, selecting and interpreting laboratory exams, establishing a logical differential diagnosis, evaluating evidenced based medicine, performing selected studies, and establishing a tentative treatment and management plan.

Surgery Clerkship

This is a four-week clinical course designed to provide physician assistant students with experience in evaluating and treating surgical problems. Experience is provided at the level of a primary care physician assistant, and emphasis is placed on performing a surgical history and physical exam, assisting in surgery, selecting and interpreting laboratory exams, establishing a logical differential diagnosis, evaluating evidence based medicine, performing selected surgical procedures, including pre-op, intra-op, and post-op management of patients.

Geriatric Clerkship

A 4-week physician assistant clinical clerkship in geriatric medicine. Objectives involve the development of knowledge and skills in the evaluation, management, and prevention of common geriatric disorders and diseases. Principles of business management, evidence- based medicine, research, and use of ancillary medical services are also covered.

Internal Medicine Clerkship

This is an eight-week clinical course designed to provide physician assistant students with experience in evaluating and treating common problems encountered in Internal Medicine. Experience is provided at the level of a primary care physician assistant, and emphasis is placed on performing a history and physical exam, selecting and interpreting laboratory exams, establishing a logical differential diagnosis, evaluating evidence based medicine, performing selected studies, and establishing a tentative treatment and management plan.

Emergency Medicine Clerkship

This is a four-week clinical course designed to provide physician assistant students with experience in evaluating and treating problems encountered in emergency medicine. Experience is provided at the level of a primary care physician assistant, and emphasis is placed on performing a history and physical exam, selecting and interpreting laboratory exams, establishing a logical differential diagnosis, evaluating evidence based medicine, performing selected studies, and establishing a tentative treatment and management plan.

Psychiatry Clerkship

This is a four-week clinical course designed to provide physician assistant students with experience evaluating and treating common problems encountered in psychiatry. Experience is provided at the level of a primary care physician assistant, and emphasis is placed on performing a history and physical exam, mental stress exam, selecting and interpreting laboratory exams, establishing a logical differential diagnosis, evaluating evidence based medicine, and establishing a tentative treatment and management plan.

Pharmacology II

This is part two of the pharmacology series. This course is designed to introduce and reinforce basic clinical pharmacology concepts as well as the specific pharmacology of various pathophysiologic disease states. Using a class specific approach, learners will be exposed to various drug classes and information regarding mechanism of action, anticipated adverse effects, and associated clinical pearls will be presented.

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