PA 6670 - Issues in Practice

2 credit hours

Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant Studies program. Leads students to investigate the current trends and issues facing contemporary PA practice for developing requisite professional behaviors for entry into clinical practice. Professional development topics, such as interprofessional team-based approaches to healthcare; palliative and end-of-life care; patient education and counseling; and provider safety are foundational issues in practice and will be considered accordingly. Students will also delve into various elements of personal and professional wellness, including impairment and burnout. Lastly, the knowledge to provide medical care to a diverse patient population will be secondarily underpinned by understanding patient backgrounds, disabilities, and other social determinants of health. Course content will culminate with the retrospective analysis of previous non-cognitive skill development over the didactic year through previous service-based learning opportunities.

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