PAS 5113 - Clinical Assessment and Counseling I

CIP Code: 510912
Description: Students are introduced to fundamental patient assessment skills. Focus is on critical thinking, problem solving, and medical decision-making through patient interviews, performance of organ-specific and comprehensive physical examinations, case presentation and medical documentation which aligns with the concentrations presented in Clinical Medicine I. Students learn and practice principles of patient evaluation, diagnosis, patient education, and counseling. The course will be taught by a series of lectures followed by group study.

Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Acceptance into the Physician Assistant Studies program.