PAS 790 - Clinical Preceptorship

Credit Hours: 5

Consists of a six-week structured clinical experience under the supervision of a qualified preceptor that will introduce the student to the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, patient education, and referral of patients for the various clinical presentations within a specific discipline. The emphasis will be on problems encountered in primary care settings. Specific cognitive, skill, and attitudinal objectives are defined for each core clinical area, including family practice/primary care, general surgery, psychiatry/behavioral medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, women’s health, and pediatrics. May be repeated.

Prerequisite: admission to the MS in Physician Assistant Studies and promotion from the didactic year.
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 40

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer