PAC 5439C - Patient Management

Hours: 3

This course is the third of a three-part series teaching physician assistant student how to perform an accurate and thorough history and physical exam, develop differential diagnosis, and initiate patient management decisions. This course focuses on clinical reasoning and problem-solving using clinical cases. In this course, students apply the foundational knowledge from the patient history and patient evaluation courses and emphasize the clinical application, problem-solving, and clinical reasoning needed for a patient encounter. Students demonstrate medical documentation, diagnostic process, and ability to develop a diagnosis and treatment plans. Interpersonal communication skills and professionalism are emphasized in the instruction of all patient encounters. Prerequisites: PAC 5322, PAC 5329C, PAC 5333C, PAC 5344, PAC 5348. The instructor or student may seek an exception to the prerequisites with permission from the Program Director.