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TYPA 7512 - Performance Assessment III

1 credit hour

Performance Assessment III (PA III) testing is a summative evaluation of the student’s patient assessment skills, including, but not limited to, physical examination (including appropriate osteopathic structural exam and treatment), history-taking, communication, critical thinking, and medical documentation. It is a preparatory and diagnostic experience for the COM to attest students have demonstrated the fundamental osteopathic clinical skills necessary for graduation.