CCPA 5090 - PA Professional Practice II

3 credit hours

PA Professional Practice II is the second in a series of four courses. Students will study traditions and perspective in medicine, the role of spirituality in healing, the historical origins of and modern PA profession, licensing and credentialing, bioethics in clinical decision-making and patient management, and skills navigating difficult encounters as part of an interprofessional team, from the perspective of self-regulated learning theory and application learning. Instruction occurs primarily through small group, faculty-led tutorials. Prerequisite(s): Admission to and matriculation in the CCPA program.