Art of Clinical Practice III & IV

Catalog description

The Art of Clinical Practice III and IV courses are designed to teach students the skills of a practicing osteopathic physician. The course prepares students with the clinical reasoning and skills necessary for patient care as outlined in AACOM’s Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), including: gathering a history and performing a physical examination; prioritizing a differential diagnosis following a clinical encounter; recommending and interpreting common diagnostic and screening tests; entering and discussing orders and prescriptions; documenting a clinical encounter in the patient record; providing an oral presentation of a clinical encounter; forming clinical questions and retrieving evidence to advance patient care; giving or receiving a patient handover to transition care responsibility; collaborating as a member of an interprofessional team; recognizing a patient requiring urgent or emergent care and initiating evaluation and management; obtaining informed consent for tests and/or procedures; performing general procedures of a physician; and identifying system failures and contributing to a culture of safety and improvement.