Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 ATSU University Catalog 
    
2019-2020 ATSU University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MSPA 5060 - History & Physical Examination I


2 credit hours

The History and Physical Examination series is a year-long series that provides physician assistant students with techniques of taking a patient history and performing a physical examination. This course will also teach the PA student the proper use of medical diagnostic equipment, selected clinical procedures and effective skills for communicating with patients, their families and other health professionals. Students will learn and practice basic counseling and patient education skills. The courses will include classroom activities, laboratory sessions and clinical experiences. Topics will be arranged on a systems basis and complement coursework in the clinical medicine lecture series to the extent possible by the logistics of scheduling. It is important for the student to understand the relationships between material presented in this course and that presented in other courses. Material presented in one area should be recognized as complementary to and not apart from that presented in other arenas. The course will present the student with opportunities to accomplish the stated objectives through a variety of methods that may include but are not limited to: lecture, discussion, simulated patient encounters, writing the details of a complete history and physical examination, writing problem specific history and physical examinations in the SOAP note format, and performing case presentations and actual clinical experiences. Collaborative and individual exercises will be used to promote retention of presented course material and also to simulate clinical situations to increase critical thinking skills.