PA 515 Introduction to the PA Profession Seminar on the development and current status of the PA profession. Policies and issues dealing with medical, ethical, legal, and professional concerns in the health care system, with special emphasis on PAs and their relationships with other professionals. PA 521 Psychosocial Dynamics of Healthcare II Psychological conditions, counseling and communication skills, substance abuse, cultural and religious issues. I How to approach the patient, obtain a history, and undertake a physical examination. Emphasis is on understanding normal anatomy, variations of normal, and physical examination techniques.
Practice involves working with other students.
PA 531 Patient Evaluation II Performing history and physical examinations on patients. Learning to present findings, list a differential diagnosis, and to write up results of patient encounters. PA 541 Pharmacology III Pharmacological principals to include routes of administration, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacoeconomics, toxicology, drug classes, disease management, and use in patient types. PA 551 Gross Human Anatomy Lab Dissection laboratory to accompany PA 550 which must be taken concurrently. Application to clinical situations will be incorporated where indicated.