PHA - 583 Internal Medicine II

This clinical practice rotation is designed to immediately follow Internal Medicine I and reinforce internal medicine concepts through practice in an internal medicine subspecialty. Through participating directly in patient care, students have the opportunity to evaluate and manage a variety of patients and their problems. Students further develop their skills in history taking and physical examination and review pathophysiologic principles as a guide to caring for patients. Students will develop an understanding of relationships between disease states and the patient from the medical, social and emotional points of view. The team approach allows students the opportunity to actively work toward the goals of quality patient care while reinforcing medical principles. Patient assessment and management are reviewed to include the generation of a differential diagnosis, oral presentation of patient data to the supervising physician and appropriate referral of patients. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all first-year PA program courses and evaluations. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: Yes. Credit(s): 4