Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Supervised Clinical Practice Experience

Catalog description

This core clinical rotation exposes students to the principles and practice of psychiatry and behavioral medicine. This supervised clinical practice experience (SCPE) enables students to assess and manage patients seeking medical care across the lifespan, with an emphasis on caring for adult and geriatric patients with behavioral or mental health disorders. Students engage in direct patient care, including assessing, diagnosing, and managing various behavioral and mental health disorders. This clinical experience prepares students to address the complex mental health needs of diverse patient populations necessary 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.