PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRECEPTORSHIP: FAMILY MEDICINE

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: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the clinical presentations and manifestations of common conditions encountered in family medicine patients across the following age groups: infant, child, adolescent, adult, and elderly. Audience: Graduate 2. Obtain a complete medical history. Audience: Graduate 3. Perform a physical examination or the following types of patient encounters: well-infant, well-child, well-adolescent, prenatal, adult preventative, GYN-focused, acute problem-focused, and chronic problem-focused encounters. Audience: Graduate 4. Perform the following clinical procedures: breast examination, pelvic examination, testicular examination, digital rectal examination, mental health counseling, and substance use disorder evaluation and management. Audience: Graduate 5. Interpret diagnostic/screening tests used in the evaluation of family medicine patients. Audience: Graduate 6. Recognize critical findings and abnormalities while interpreting X-rays. Audience: Graduate 7. Interpret the Patient Health Questionnaire 9. Audience: Graduate 8. Interpret the General Anxiety Disorder 7. Audience: Graduate 9. Communicate effectively with patients and their families. Audience: Graduate 10. Educate patients on topics such as prevention (immunizations, pharmacotherapeutics or lifestyle changes). Audience: Graduate 11. Formulate a differential diagnosis for conditions encountered in family medicine. Audience: Graduate 12. Implement appropriate therapeutic patient care plans. Audience: Graduate 13. Effectively engage in oral communication with members of the healthcare team, ensuring seamless coordination of patient care. Audience: Graduate 14. 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 family medicine patients across the following age groups: infant, child, adolescent, adult, and elderly. Audience: Graduate 2. Obtain a complete medical history. Audience: Graduate 3. Perform a physical examination or the following types of patient encounters: well-infant, well-child, well-adolescent, prenatal, adult preventative, GYN-focused, acute problem-focused, and chronic problem-focused encounters. Audience: Graduate 4. Perform the following clinical procedures: breast examination, pelvic examination, testicular examination, digital rectal examination, mental health counseling, and substance use disorder evaluation and management. Audience: Graduate 5. Interpret diagnostic/screening tests used in the evaluation of family medicine patients. Audience: Graduate 6. Recognize critical findings and abnormalities while interpreting X-rays. Audience: Graduate 7. Interpret the Patient Health Questionnaire 9. Audience: Graduate 8. Interpret the General Anxiety Disorder 7. Audience: Graduate 9. Communicate effectively with patients and their families. Audience: Graduate 10. Educate patients on topics such as prevention (immunizations, pharmacotherapeutics or lifestyle changes). Audience: Graduate 11. Formulate a differential diagnosis for conditions encountered in family medicine. Audience: Graduate 12. Implement appropriate therapeutic patient care plans. Audience: Graduate 13. Effectively engage in oral communication with members of the healthcare team, ensuring seamless coordination of patient care. Audience: Graduate 14. Display professional behavior in the medical setting as indicated in the preceptorship evaluation. Audience: Graduate