PA Professional Practice I

Catalog description

This course will focus on intellectual, academic and professional honesty and ethical conduct; the history of the PA profession, the healthcare delivery system in the U.S., and the changing role of the PA in the US medical system, as well as intro to evidence-based medicine. Students will be introduced to information about the national and state organizations for PA’s, PA laws, licensure and advocacy for the profession. This content will be repeated in more depth during the End of Rotation (EOR) experiences in the clinical year closer to the time when students will be entering clinical practice. Students will be introduced to statistical analysis of medical literature, how to differentiate between types of studies, and discern study quality. Evidence-based medicine content will continue throughout the professional practice series of courses.