PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRECEPTORSHIP: INTERNAL 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 conditions encountered in internal medicine patients across the following age groups: adult and elderly. Audience: Graduate 2. Obtain a complete medical history. Audience: Graduate 3. Perform a physical examination for the following types of patient encounters: preventative adult, acute-problem focused, chronic-problem focused, and behavioral health. Audience: Graduate 4. Manage patients with these chronic conditions: hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and depression. Audience: Graduate 5. Interpret common diagnostic/screening tests and imaging studies used in the evaluation of internal medicine patients, such as the following: administer and interpret the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 and administer and interpret the General Anxiety Disorder 7. Audience: Graduate 6. Develop effective communication skills to establish rapport with patients and their families. Audience: Graduate 7. Provide education to patients on topics such as prevention, pharmacotherapeutics, or lifestyle changes. Audience: Graduate 8. Integrate cultural humility into patient care by acknowledging cultural, linguistic, and health literacy factors. Audience: Graduate 9. Formulate a differential diagnosis for conditions encountered in internal medicine. Audience: Graduate 10. Formulate appropriate diagnostic and/or therapeutic patient care plans. Audience: Graduate 11. Effectively engage in oral communication with members of the healthcare team, ensuring seamless coordination of patient care. Audience: Graduate 12. 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 conditions encountered in internal medicine patients across the following age groups: adult and elderly. Audience: Graduate 2. Obtain a complete medical history. Audience: Graduate 3. Perform a physical examination for the following types of patient encounters: preventative adult, acute-problem focused, chronic-problem focused, and behavioral health. Audience: Graduate 4. Manage patients with these chronic conditions: hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and depression. Audience: Graduate 5. Interpret common diagnostic/screening tests and imaging studies used in the evaluation of internal medicine patients, such as the following: administer and interpret the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 and administer and interpret the General Anxiety Disorder 7. Audience: Graduate 6. Develop effective communication skills to establish rapport with patients and their families. Audience: Graduate 7. Provide education to patients on topics such as prevention, pharmacotherapeutics, or lifestyle changes. Audience: Graduate 8. Integrate cultural humility into patient care by acknowledging cultural, linguistic, and health literacy factors. Audience: Graduate 9. Formulate a differential diagnosis for conditions encountered in internal medicine. Audience: Graduate 10. Formulate appropriate diagnostic and/or therapeutic patient care plans. Audience: Graduate 11. Effectively engage in oral communication with members of the healthcare team, ensuring seamless coordination of patient care. Audience: Graduate 12. Display professional behavior in the medical setting as indicated in the preceptorship evaluation. Audience: Graduate