The focus is on complex and specialized elements of the medical and psychosocial history, and specialized aspects of the physical examination. History-taking topics include interviewing skills for special situations, issues in nonverbal communication, and ascertaining psychosocial components of medical complaints. Emphasis is on problem solving, including assessments and management plans. Students attend hospital practicals to demonstrate their interviewing and physical examination skills. Every Spring .
Students practice procedures on mannequins and each other.
While working together students gain a better understanding of patient reactions and complaints associated with various medical procedures. Empathy and consideration for patients undergoing these procedures is evoked via classroom interactions. This course is designed to provide the student with the resources to know when and how to order radiographic tests and to know the advantages and disadvantages, along with the benefits and risks of diagnostic radiology. The student will be introduced to the basics of systematically reading and interpreting x-rays of the skeletal system and imaging studies available for the evaluation of the nervous system. PAC 14 Geriatrics Presents how to provide comprehensive, person-centered care of the elderly through knowledge of the normal aging process.