Clinical Rotations

Clinical Rotations/Course Descriptions

Students in the clinical phase of the program are not required to and may not set up their own rotations. Rotations will be assigned by the program based on the educational needs of each student. Rotations are ordinarily within a 150 mile radius of the program. Electives are available in most specialties as long as a clinical site is available and meets criteria as stated on the clinical site form and as outlined in the preceptor handbook. The website reflects the current curriculum for the in-coming cohort; please refer to the appropriate catalog for cohorts other than the incoming class.

The supervised clinical rotation portion of the program consists of the following:

Family Medicine I & II	Business of Medicine	Choice of Elective I
Internal Medicine	Emergency Medicine	Choice of Elective II
General Surgery	Mental/Behavioral Health	Choice of Elective III
Pediatrics	Senior Review/Summative	OB/GYN/Women's Health

Spring Semester: 18 credit hours

Summer Semester: 12 credit hours

Fall Semester: 18 credit hours

Spring Semester: 21 credit hours

Clinical Rotations

PAS 801 / Family Medicine 1 / 6 CREDIT HOURS
Under the guidance of a qualified preceptor, this course will allow the student to provide care for the Family Medicine patient. This course will ensure that students are exposed to common disorders and procedures that are encountered in the Family Medicine setting. The course will take place in the urgent care setting, outpatient clinic, inpatient hospital setting and/or nursing home. The rotation will provide opportunities for the student to be responsible for patients of all ages, from the initial visit through possible hospitalization and follow-up. The student will have the opportunity to obtain a medical history, perform physical exams, develop a differential diagnosis, order/interpret appropriate diagnostic studies, propose a treatment plan, and provide patient education on diagnosis, prevention and health maintenance of disease processes. This rotation will provide exposure to common clinical skills and procedures that are specific to Family Medicine.

PAS 802 / Family Medicine 2 / 6 CREDIT HOURS
This is a continuation of Family Medicine 1. Under the guidance of a qualified preceptor, this course will allow the student to provide care for the Family Medicine patient. This course will ensure that students are exposed to common disorders and procedures that are encountered in the Family Medicine setting. The course may take place in the urgent care setting, outpatient clinic, inpatient hospital setting and/or nursing home. The rotation will provide opportunities for the student to be responsible for patients of all ages, from the initial visit through possible hospitalization and follow-up. The student will have the opportunity to perform physical exams, develop a differential diagnosis, order/interpret appropriate diagnostics, propose a treatment plan, and provide patient education on diagnosis, prevention and health maintenance of disease processes. This rotation will provide exposure to common clinical skills and procedures that are specific to Family Medicine..

PAS 803 / Internal Medicine / 6 CREDIT HOURS
Under the guidance of a qualified preceptor, this course will allow the student to provide care for the Internal Medicine patient. This course will ensure that students are exposed to common disorders and procedures that are encountered in the Internal Medicine setting. The course will take place in the outpatient clinic, inpatient hospital setting and or intensive care unit. The rotation will provide opportunities for the student to be responsible for adult and geriatric patients from the initial visit through possible hospitalization and follow up. The student will have the opportunity to obtain a medical history, perform physical exams, develop a differential diagnosis, order/interpret appropriate diagnostic tests, propose a treatment plan, and provide patient education on diagnosis, prevention and health maintenance of disease processes. This rotation will provide exposure to common clinical skills and procedures that are specific to Internal Medicine.

PAS 804 / Emergency Medicine / 6 CREDIT HOURS
Under the guidance of a qualified preceptor, this course will allow the student to provide care for the Emergency Medicine patient. This course will ensure that students are exposed to common disorders and procedures that are encountered in the Emergency Medicine setting. The course will take place in the urgent care or emergency department. The rotation will provide opportunities for the student to be responsible for patients of all ages, from the initial visit through possible hospitalization. The student will have the opportunity to obtain medical histories, perform physical exams, develop a differential diagnosis, order/interpret appropriate diagnostic tests, propose a treatment plan, and provide patient education on diagnosis and treatment of disease processes. This rotation will provide exposure to common clinical skills and procedures that are specific to Emergency Medicine

PAS 805 / General Surgery / 6 CREDIT HOURS
Under the guidance of a qualified preceptor, this course will allow the student to provide care for the General Surgery patient. This course will ensure that students are exposed to common disorders and procedures that are encountered in the General Surgery setting. The course may take place in the outpatient clinic, freestanding surgical center, operating room and/or inpatient hospital setting. The rotation will provide the opportunity for the student to be responsible for patients of all ages, from the initial visit through possible hospitalization and follow-up (including pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative care). The student will have the opportunity to obtain medical histories, perform physical exams, develop a differential diagnosis, order/interpret appropriate diagnostic tests, propose a treatment plan, and provide patient education on diagnosis, prevention and health maintenance of disease processes. This rotation will provide exposure to common clinical skills and procedures that are specific to General Surgery.

PAS 811 / Mental/Behavioral Health / 4 CREDIT HOURS
Under the guidance of a qualified preceptor, this course will allow the student to provide care for the Behavioral Medicine patient. This course will ensure that students are exposed to common disorders encountered in the Behavioral Medicine setting. The course may take place in the outpatient clinic, group home, schools, prison and/or inpatient hospital setting. The rotation will provide opportunities for the student to be responsible for patients of various ages, from the initial visit through possible hospitalization and follow-up. Students will participate in activities of this rotation such as lectures, case management meetings, and group therapy sessions as directed by the preceptor. The student will have the opportunity to observe/perform intake exams, develop a differential diagnosis, order/interpret appropriate diagnostic studies, propose a treatment plan, and provide patient education on diagnosis, prevention and health maintenance of disease processes.

PAS 813 / Family Medicine/Pediatric Medicine / 4 CREDIT HOURS
Under the guidance of a qualified preceptor, this course will allow the student to provide care for the Pediatric Medicine patient. This course will ensure that students are exposed to common disorders and procedures that are encountered in the Pediatric Medicine setting. The course will take place in the outpatient clinic and/or inpatient hospital setting. The rotation will provide opportunities for the student to be responsible for patients aged 0-18, from the initial visit through possible hospitalization and follow-up. The student will have the opportunity to obtain history, perform physical exams, develop a differential diagnosis, order/interpret appropriate diagnostics, propose a treatment plan, and provide patient/family education on diagnosis, prevention and health maintenance of disease processes. This rotation will provide exposure to common clinical skills and procedures that are specific to Pediatric Medicine

PAS 814 / Family Medicine/Women’s Health / 4 CREDIT HOURS
Under the guidance of a qualified preceptor, this course will allow the student to provide care for the women’s health patient. This course will ensure that students are exposed to common disorders and procedures that are encountered in the women’s health setting. The course will take place in the outpatient clinic, inpatient hospital setting and/or operating room. The rotation will provide opportunities for the student to be responsible for adult and geriatric patients, from the initial visit through possible hospitalization and follow-up. This rotation will focus on general gynecologic health as well as routine pre-natal care. The student will have the opportunity to obtain histories, perform physical exams, develop a differential diagnosis, order/interpret appropriate diagnostics, propose a treatment plan, and provide patient/family education on diagnosis, prevention and health maintenance of disease processes. This rotation will provide exposure to common clinical skills and procedures that are specific to women’s health.

PAS 815 / SUMMATIVE EVALUATION / 6 CREDIT HOURS
Pre-req- Successful completion of the didactic year and the core rotations of the BUPAP
The purpose of the summative evaluation is to ascertain the student’s readiness to graduate based on a review of the entire graduate student career. The course will allow the student to present a portfolio to the Promotion/Retention/Disciplinary committee that consists of a number of items to support the student’s application for graduation. In addition to the academic year grades, professional evaluations, clinical year grades and preceptor evaluations, there will be assignments specific to the summative evaluation to be completed during the course that will provide a comprehensive review of the student’s ability to function as a successful graduate physician assistant.

PAS 816 / THE BUSINESS OF MEDICINE / 3 CREDIT HOURS
Pre-req- Successful completion of the didactic year and the core rotations of the BUPAP
A course designed to review all aspects related to the business of medicine including practice group designs, management, human resources, insurance and coding, third-party reimbursement, malpractice and customer service. This course is designed to give the graduate physician assistant the ability to negotiate their contract and be knowledgeable and involved in medical practice management.

PAS 901 / Elective Clinical Experience I / 6 CREDIT HOURS
Under the guidance of a qualified preceptor, this course will allow the student to provide care for patients in a clinical setting tailored to the student’s particular interest. Approved supervised clinical experiences may be completed in any medical or surgical specialty. The student has discretion in selecting his/her elective and may design his/her own elective rotation or choose from multiple disciplines after consultation with their faculty advisor and the Clinical Director. All elective rotations must subsequently be approved by the Clinical or Program Director.
This course will ensure that students are exposed to common disorders and procedures that are encountered in that particular discipline. The experience may take place in the outpatient clinic, inpatient hospital setting and/or other approved settings. The rotation will provide opportunities for the student to learn about a specific disease process in great detail and to complete a written paper describing that disease, its diagnosis and treatment utilizing evidence based medicine.

PAS 902 / Elective Clinical Experience II / 6 CREDIT HOURS
Under the guidance of a qualified preceptor, this course will allow the student to provide care for patients in a clinical setting tailored to the student’s particular interest. Approved supervised clinical experiences may be completed in any medical or surgical specialty. The student has discretion in selecting his/her elective and may design his/her own elective rotation or choose from multiple disciplines after consultation with their faculty advisor and the Clinical Director. All elective rotations must subsequently be approved by the Clinical or Program Director.
This course will ensure that students are exposed to common disorders and procedures that are encountered in that particular discipline. The experience may take place in the outpatient clinic, inpatient hospital setting and/or other approved settings. The rotation will provide opportunities for the student to learn about a specific disease process in great detail and to complete a written paper describing that disease, its diagnosis and treatment utilizing evidence based medicine.

PAS 903 / Elective Clinical Experience III / 6 CREDIT HOURS
Under the guidance of a qualified preceptor, this course will allow the student to provide care for patients in a clinical setting tailored to the student’s particular interest. Approved supervised clinical experiences may be completed in any medical or surgical specialty. The student has discretion in selecting his/her elective and may design his/her own elective rotation or choose from multiple disciplines after consultation with their faculty advisor and the Clinical Director. All elective rotations must subsequently be approved by the Clinical or Program Director.
This course will ensure that students are exposed to common disorders and procedures that are encountered in that particular discipline. The experience may take place in the outpatient clinic, inpatient hospital setting and/or other approved settings. The rotation will provide opportunities for the student to learn about a specific disease process in great detail and to complete a written paper describing that disease, its diagnosis and treatment utilizing evidence based medicine.