CCPA 5030 - Clinical Medicine IV

6 credit hours

Clinical Medicine IV is the fourth of four courses in the clinical medicine series, and it continues the study of medical science as it applies to medical conditions that relate to rheumatology, neurology, behavioral health, pediatrics, geriatrics, emergency medicine and surgery. Deep learning task areas for the conditions affecting these regions include; definition, basic sciences, epidemiology, risk factors, etiology, signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis, diagnostic modalities, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment, health promotion and disease prevention. In collaboration with peers in small groups, students will apply their learning from self study to problem-solving activities in patients presented through an online platform. Cases during group study will complement topics from PA Professional Practice IV and Patient Assessment IV. There will be a focus on the development of cultural humility and an emphasis on the primary care needs of the underserved. The goal is to prepare students to enter the clinical year to provide preventive, emergent, acute, chronic, rehabilitative, palliative, and end-of-life care to adult, pediatric, prenatal, and elderly populations.

The modules in this course will examine the interconnectedness of multiorgan systems. As the final Clinical Medicine course, cases will include many of the conditions occurring in other systems.