SUPERVISED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE INTERNAL MEDICINE

Catalog description

The Internal Medicine rotation is designed to provide the exposure to management of adult patients in the inpatient setting. This course will focus on the evaluation and treatment of patients with a focus on multiple disease states and conditions that require hospitalization. Focus should be placed on history and physical techniques, along with a greater understanding of economic and social factors relating to hospitalized patients. The student will act as a member of the primary team in assessment and care of patients. Contained within this course is the chance for physician assistant students to determine the job description practiced by hospitalist physician assistants. Procedures during clinical rotations will be supervised by preceptors, and at no time will students replace the licensed clinicians for history, physical, or procedural intervention. Emphasis will be placed on exposure to common procedures along with management of patients over multiple days. This will include admissions notes, medical orders, problem lists and treatment plans, and discharge plans during the daily care of the patient. Students are encouraged to practice skills and take advantage of the resources provided, these skills are essential to success as a practicing physician assistant