Clinical Skills/Board Review/Summative Evaluation

Catalog description

(Only for students enrolled at the Manhattan campus) The Clinical Skills/Summative Evaluation course is designed to evaluate a student’s readiness for the NCCPA board certification examination and for entry into clinical practice. This course includes the following components: a formative 200 question summative examination, patient logging requirements for each rotation, an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), clinical writing documentation and attendance of a Board Review Course sponsored by the institution. The summative exam is based on the NCCPA content blueprint task and content areas. It is an exam that is given in the final semester of the clinical year, and is designed to provide students with feedback in content area strength and weakness. The clinical skills portion of PAM 637, the OSCE, will assess history taking skills, physical examination skills, patient-clinician communication as well as clinical reasoning and critical thinking. General principles of clinical observation, assessment, establishing of treatment goals, report writing, documentation and professional preparation will also be addressed. Students are required to successfully complete all medical documentation and writing assignments as required for each clinical rotation. Graduation from the BS/MS PA program and certification eligibility is contingent on the successful completion of this course.