PHA - 522 Diagnostic Reasoning I

This is the first in a two-part course series designed to develop students’ skills in clinical problem solving and promote application of knowledge gained throughout PA school for use in patient assessment and management, and formulating patient care plans. In class, students will be presented with clinical case scenarios, which they must analyze and make decisions relevant to patient evaluation and management. Students are encouraged to apply their medical knowledge and to utilize sound, clinically based texts and online references to derive clinical assessment plans and facilitate case analysis. The goal of this course is to develop students’ clinical critical thinking and problem-solving skills, including utilizing previously learned information and recognition of how to find necessary information to fill knowledge gaps. Prerequisite: Successful completion of PHA 514 and PHA 512. Also requires concurrent enrollment in PHA 532, PHA 535, and PHA 536. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: No. Credit(s): 2