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  • PA 401C: Family Medicine

    3.00 Credits
    D'Youville College

    This course is presented on a four-week rotation and exposes students to patients from all age groups, from pediatrics to geriatrics. Students will learn the clinical presentation of general medical problems, evaluation, therapeutic intervention and methods of documentation in a family practice setting. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all third-year courses.
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  • PA 402: G eneral Surgery

    3.00 Credits
    D'Youville College

    During the four-week general surgery rotation, students will learn management of surgical patients in the hospital and in ambulatory settings including presentation and workup of common surgical problems, as well as surgical interventions, and in-hospital care of the pre-and postoperative patient. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all third-year courses
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  • PA 403: G eneral Pediatrics

    5.00 Credits
    D'Youville College

    This six-week rotation provides the opportunity to assess medical problems that require both inpatient and outpatient management of children. Students will get practical clinical experience in the outpatient setting managing routine childhood illnesses and health maintenance, and with the medical team in the hospital at the time of delivery assessing, the newborn and caring for children with more severe medical problems. Documentation in the medical record will augment skills previously acquired for data collection. Students will come to understand the influence that family interaction scan have on the course of the patient's development, well-being and illness. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all third-year courses
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  • PA 404: O bstetrics and Gynecology

    3.00 Credits
    D'Youville College

    OB/GYN is a four-week rotation with the purpose of providing practical clinical experience for the evaluation and treatment of women. Experience will be gained in the areas of general women's health; family planning, pre-, intra- and postpartum care; as well as routine gynecologic care for sexually transmitted diseases, dysmenorrhagia and menopausal health. Students will come to understand the effect that sexual activity, childbearing and menopause has on a women's psychological, social and medical wellbeing. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all third-year courses
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  • PA 405: Psychiatry

    3.00 Credits
    D'Youville College

    The purpose of the four-week psychiatry rotation is to provide the student with clinical experience in the varied presentations of mental illness. The student will have an opportunity to evaluate, identify and learn management of both acute and non-acute psychiatric patients. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all third-year courses
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  • PA 406: E mergency Medicine

    3.00 Credits
    D'Youville College

    Emergency medicine is a four-week rotation with the purpose of providing practical clinical experience in the care of acute medical emergencies. Students will develop an understanding of the concept of triage in an emergency situation where care is provided to the development of physical examination skills, and the art of developing rapport with patients. By the end of the course, students will have received instruction and training in basic communication skills and how to conduct a medical interview, as well as future care. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all third-year courses
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  • PA 407: G eriatrics

    1.00 Credits
    D'Youville College

    The two-week course will take place in a freestanding, long-term care facility or inpatient skilled nursing facility and provide students with experience addressing the special needs of this patient population.
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  • PA 408: O rthopedics

    3.00 Credits
    D'Youville College

    The four-week orthopedics rotation will give students the opportunity to observe treatment of common musculoskeletal complaints. The rotation will combine clinical experience in an ambulatory practice setting with following orthopedic patients in the hospital. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all third-year courses
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  • PA 409: Physician Assistant Practicum

    3.00 Credits
    D'Youville College

    This four-week elective practicum experience offers an opportunity for physician assistant students to explore subspecialty areas of medicine not covered in the current curriculum, spend more clinical time in primary care or work with a physician that has been identified as a potential employer. Students who are found to have academic or clinical difficulties in a particular area of medicine may be required by faculty to utilize this practicum as remediation. However, it cannot be used as a repeat rotation for a previously failed clinical rotation. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all third-year courses PA 411 Primary Care Core (6) The purpose of this eight-week primary care medicine rotation is to provide an opportunity for students to apply skills and information learned during previous clinical rotations in the primary care setting. The extended time in one continuous setting will allow students to advance their understanding of basic medical practices and concepts. It also allows for more opportunity to provide follow-up care for patients. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all third-year courses
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  • PA 420: Professional Seminar

    1.00 Credits
    D'Youville College

    This one-week seminar, offered to PA students in November of the senior year, exposes students to lectures in professional practice issues including certification, scope of practice, as well as ethical decision-making and certification in ACLS. Students will be tested on physical examination proficiency and participate in the national practice exam to prepare for professional certification. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all third-year courses; Corequisite: PA 400
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