PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRECEPTORSHIP: PEDIATRICS

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 emergency medicine patients across the following age groups: infant, child, and adolescent. Audience: Graduate 2. Interpret diagnostic/screening tests and imaging studies used in the evaluation of pediatric patients. Audience: Graduate 3. Communicate effectively to establish rapport with patients and their families. Audience: Graduate 4. Provide education to patients on topics such as prevention (immunizations, pharmacotherapeutics or lifestyle changes). Audience: Graduate 5. Formulate a differential diagnosis for conditions encountered in pediatrics. Audience: Graduate 6. Implement appropriate diagnostic patient care plans for pediatric patients. Audience: Graduate 7. Effectively engage in oral communication with members of the healthcare team, ensuring seamless coordination of patient care. Audience: Graduate 8. Display professional behavior in a pediatric setting as indicated in the preceptorship evaluation. Audience: Graduate 9. Perform a physical examination for the following types of patient encounters: acute problem-focused pediatric encounter and chronic problem-focused pediatric encounters. Audience: Graduate 10. Obtain a complete medical history. 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, and adolescent. Audience: Graduate 2. Interpret diagnostic/screening tests and imaging studies used in the evaluation of pediatric patients. Audience: Graduate 3. Communicate effectively to establish rapport with patients and their families. Audience: Graduate 4. Provide education to patients on topics such as prevention (immunizations, pharmacotherapeutics or lifestyle changes). Audience: Graduate 5. Formulate a differential diagnosis for conditions encountered in pediatrics. Audience: Graduate 6. Implement appropriate diagnostic patient care plans for pediatric patients. Audience: Graduate 7. Effectively engage in oral communication with members of the healthcare team, ensuring seamless coordination of patient care. Audience: Graduate 8. Display professional behavior in a pediatric setting as indicated in the preceptorship evaluation. Audience: Graduate 9. Perform a physical examination for the following types of patient encounters: acute problem-focused pediatric encounter and chronic problem-focused pediatric encounters. Audience: Graduate 10. Obtain a complete medical history. Audience: Graduate