PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRECEPTORSHIP: INPATIENT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Physician Assistant program Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the clinical presentations and manifestations of common conditions encountered in hospitalized patients across the following age groups: adults and elderly. Audience: Graduate 2. Obtain a complete medical history on a hospitalized patient. Audience: Graduate 3. Obtain a daily medical history on a hospitalized patient. Audience: Graduate 4. Perform a physical examination on a hospitalized patient. Audience: Graduate 5. Observe the following technical skills: insertion of an IV, removal of an IV, and advanced line placement (central line, arterial line). Audience: Graduate 6. Interpret common diagnostic tests used in the evaluation of hospitalized patients. Audience: Graduate 7. Interpret common imaging studies used in the evaluation of hospitalized patients. Audience: Graduate 8. Establish rapport with patients and their families. Audience: Graduate 9. Formulate a differential diagnosis for conditions encountered in an inpatient setting. Audience: Graduate 10. Formulate appropriate patient care plans. Audience: Graduate 11. Effectively engage in written communication with members of the healthcare team, ensuring seamless coordination of patient care. Audience: Graduate 12. Effectively engage in oral communication with members of the healthcare team, ensuring seamless coordination of patient care. Audience: Graduate 13. Display professional behavior in the medical setting as indicated in the preceptorship evaluation. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the clinical presentations and manifestations of common conditions encountered in hospitalized patients across the following age groups: adults and elderly. Audience: Graduate 2. Obtain a complete medical history on a hospitalized patient. Audience: Graduate 3. Obtain a daily medical history on a hospitalized patient. Audience: Graduate 4. Perform a physical examination on a hospitalized patient. Audience: Graduate 5. Observe the following technical skills: insertion of an IV, removal of an IV, and advanced line placement (central line, arterial line). Audience: Graduate 6. Interpret common diagnostic tests used in the evaluation of hospitalized patients. Audience: Graduate 7. Interpret common imaging studies used in the evaluation of hospitalized patients. Audience: Graduate 8. Establish rapport with patients and their families. Audience: Graduate 9. Formulate a differential diagnosis for conditions encountered in an inpatient setting. Audience: Graduate 10. Formulate appropriate patient care plans. Audience: Graduate 11. Effectively engage in written communication with members of the healthcare team, ensuring seamless coordination of patient care. Audience: Graduate 12. Effectively engage in oral communication with members of the healthcare team, ensuring seamless coordination of patient care. Audience: Graduate 13. Display professional behavior in the medical setting as indicated in the preceptorship evaluation. Audience: Graduate