Mar 28, 2024  
Mercy College 2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
Mercy College 2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PHAS 616 - Clinical Clerkship V


Credit(s): 4
Nine supervised clinical rotations provide students with hands-on clinical experience and evaluation in the care of pediatric and adult patients. Students are actively engaged in the delivery of care in inpatient, outpatient and long term care settings. The 6 week long clerkship experiences (minimum of 240 hrs. each) offer training in internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and primary care. These clerkships are equal to 4 credits each. Students also complete 3 week long clerkship experiences (minimum of 120 hrs. each) in psychiatry and a chosen field of medicine to explore or to gain intensive experience in one of the core practice areas of medicine. This elective clerkship placement must be approved by the Physician Assistant Program. These elective clerkships are equal to 2 credits each.

During these clerkships, students evaluate medical and surgical patients and follow their daily progress; thereby developing the ability to elicit history and physical findings, correlate those findings along with the patients’ physiologic and biochemical data and emotional state in order to formulate a plan for patient management. Students are also given opportunities to develop skills and demonstrate competency in performing and interpreting certain medical procedures and tasks. Students also receive instruction and evaluation in professional competencies including relating to colleagues, communicating with patients, understanding the PA role and limitations, self-confidence, reliability, dependability, attitude and appearance.



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