PAC 506 - Integrating Seminar I

Institution:

University of New England

Subject:

Physician Assistant

Description:

This course is divided into four distinct activities designed to enhance the students' abilities to integrate knowledge, skills, and attitudes acquired in other courses. The first section is designed to provide a forum for students to process issues related to returning to school, to examine techniques to build communication skills, and to discuss the stress students might encounter during their time in the Physician Assistant Program. A second section will utilize those skills learned in Clinical Assessment I, integrating history and physical exam results to clearly present a patient in both oral and written formats. The third section of this course is designed to provide the student with a structural approach to the skills necessary for developing the differential diagnosis and management plan of common clinical problems. Emphasis is on the correlation of historical information, physical exam findings and pertinent laboratory results to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan. Through small group problem-based cases facilitated by faculty members, the student will apply knowledge acquired from previous or concurrent didactic courses to problem solve. The problem-based cases will relate to topics taught in ICM I. The final section of the course will be conducted as a lecture/seminar series. Presentations will establish descriptively the historical circumstances that contributed to the development of the Physician Assistant (PA) profession and the evolution to the current role of the PA as a member of an interdisciplinary team. The student will also be introduced to the PA role in a variety of health care settings and the professional organizations designed to support the PA practice.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 09/01/2007 

Institution Website:

www.une.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 283-0171

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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