PA 612 - Critical Thinking in Medicine

Institution:

Wagner College

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Description:

Four graduate credits. The purpose of this course is to review and expand upon the physician assistant's knowledge of disease pathology and therapeutic intervention. The emphasis is on critical thinking and its applicability to the identifi cation of the pathogenesis of disease processes and the development of algorithms, fl ow charts, and decision trees. Through critical analysis, the student develops appropriate management plans, based on the needs of specifi c individuals and communities. Offered only to physician assistant majors during the third professional year. This course may be replaced by MI 612 or NR 615; not open to students who have completed MI 612 or NR 615.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wagner.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 390-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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