PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRECEPTORSHIP: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

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: adolescent, and adult. Audience: Graduate 2. Obtain a complete medical history. Audience: Graduate 3. Perform a physical examination for the following types of patient encounters: prenatal care encounters, GYN-focused acute encounter, and GYN-focused chronic encounter. Audience: Graduate 4. Perform the following clinical procedures: breast examination and pelvic examination. Audience: Graduate 5. Interpret diagnostic/screening tests and imaging studies used in the evaluation of women’s health patients. Audience: Graduate 6. Communicate effectively with patients and their families. Audience: Graduate 7. Provides education to patients on topics such as prevention (immunizations, pharmacotherapeutics or lifestyle changes). Audience: Graduate 8. Formulate a differential diagnosis for conditions encountered in OB/GYN. Audience: Graduate 9. Implement appropriate therapeutic patient care plans. Audience: Graduate 10. Effectively engage in oral communication with members of the healthcare team, ensuring seamless coordination of patient care. Audience: Graduate 11. Displays professional behavior in an OB/GYN 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: adolescent, and adult. Audience: Graduate 2. Obtain a complete medical history. Audience: Graduate 3. Perform a physical examination for the following types of patient encounters: prenatal care encounters, GYN-focused acute encounter, and GYN-focused chronic encounter. Audience: Graduate 4. Perform the following clinical procedures: breast examination and pelvic examination. Audience: Graduate 5. Interpret diagnostic/screening tests and imaging studies used in the evaluation of women’s health patients. Audience: Graduate 6. Communicate effectively with patients and their families. Audience: Graduate 7. Provides education to patients on topics such as prevention (immunizations, pharmacotherapeutics or lifestyle changes). Audience: Graduate 8. Formulate a differential diagnosis for conditions encountered in OB/GYN. Audience: Graduate 9. Implement appropriate therapeutic patient care plans. Audience: Graduate 10. Effectively engage in oral communication with members of the healthcare team, ensuring seamless coordination of patient care. Audience: Graduate 11. Displays professional behavior in an OB/GYN setting as indicated in the preceptorship evaluation. Audience: Graduate