Medical Interviewing and Documentation

Catalog description

The purpose of this course is to create an awareness and understanding of the ’’art” of interviewing and proper documentation. The focus will be on obtaining a patient history, communicating with patients in different age groups, learning appropriate use of medical terms and abbreviations and understanding general principles of communication. The skill of interviewing a patient to obtain a history is one of the foundational skills a physician assistant should possess. Additionally, the student will be introduced to legal considerations of documentation and various forms of documentation including hospital notes.