Internal Medicine Supervised Clinical Practice Experience

Catalog description

This core clinical rotation provides students with exposure to the principles and practice of internal medicine. This supervised clinical practice experience (SCPE) enables students to assess adult and geriatric patients in the outpatient and inpatient medical setting. It fosters a comprehensive understanding of internal medicine through exposure to a wide array of medical conditions and diverse patient populations. By actively engaging in assessing, diagnosing, and managing patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings, students will develop the clinical acumen necessary to address the complex healthcare needs of patients across the lifespan essential to providing care as an entry-level physician assistant upon graduation. Prerequisite Course(s): Registration is limited to students matriculated in the MS Physician Assistant Studies program who have successfully completed the Didactic phase and have completed 55 credits.