Role Socialization

Catalog description

This course examines the physician assistant profession from its inception in the mid-1960s to the present. Topics include historical development,credentialing, laws and regulations regarding professional practice and conduct, licensure and certification, health insurance plans/reimbursement of service,the PA relationship with the physician and other health care providers, policy issues that affect practice, and professional organizations. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the fall semester of the didactic year of the graduate program in Physician Assistant Studies. The pre-requisites of MS 500, 501, 502A, 503A, 504A, 505 and 506 are all required.