Pediatrics Supervised Clinical Practice Experience

Catalog description

This core clinical rotation provides students with exposure to the principles and practice of pediatric medicine. This supervised clinical practice experience (SCPE) enables students to assess infants, children, and adolescent patients seeking medical care in the pediatric medical setting. This rotation is intended to refine techniques of history-taking and physical examination, diagnostic testing, management, and counseling strategies specific to the pediatric population. It aims to expose students to illnesses and injuries that are unique to the pediatric patient. This clinical rotation will enable the student to provide 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.