PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRECEPTORSHIP: EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Physician Assistant program Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the clinical presentations and manifestations of conditions encountered in emergency 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 on the following types of patient encounters: emergent pediatric, emergent adult, emergent behavioral health, emergent women's health. Audience: Graduate 4. Perform the following technical skills: laceration repair, incision and drainage, and splint placement. Audience: Graduate 5. Interpret diagnostic tests used in the evaluation of emergency medicine patients, including the following: laboratory and diagnostic tests, X-rays, and 12-lead EKG tests. Audience: Graduate 6. Communicate effectively 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 common symptoms/conditions encountered in emergency medicine. Audience: Graduate 10. Formulate appropriate diagnostic and/or therapeutic patient care plan. 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 emergency 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 on the following types of patient encounters: emergent pediatric, emergent adult, emergent behavioral health, emergent women's health. Audience: Graduate 4. Perform the following technical skills: laceration repair, incision and drainage, and splint placement. Audience: Graduate 5. Interpret diagnostic tests used in the evaluation of emergency medicine patients, including the following: laboratory and diagnostic tests, X-rays, and 12-lead EKG tests. Audience: Graduate 6. Communicate effectively 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 common symptoms/conditions encountered in emergency medicine. Audience: Graduate 10. Formulate appropriate diagnostic and/or therapeutic patient care plan. 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