SUPERVISED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WOMENS HEALTH

Catalog description

The Women's Health rotation is designed to provide the exposure to management of gynecological disorders in the outpatient/inpatient setting. This course will focus on the evaluation and treatment of patients with a focus on gynecological and obstetric care and procedures, family planning, recognition and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, cancer detection and treatment, and prenatal care. Focus should be placed on history and physical techniques, along with a greater understanding of economic and social factors relating to women's health. Rotation will include labor and delivery when possible. The student will act as a member of the primary team in assessment and care of office patients. Contained within this course is the chance for physician assistant students to determine the job description practiced by women's health physician assistants.