PAST 526 Applied Clinical Skills I

Credits: 2
Applied Clinical Skills I is a required 2-credit course designed to help PA students make a smooth transition from the didactic/classroom setting to the clinical phase of the program. The course orients students to the structure, goals, and expectations of the clinical year. A focus of the course is on the recognition and application of professional behaviors essential to clinical practice. In addition, through hands-on/skills-based activities, students develop an understanding of and basic competence in performing a variety of procedures and skills pertinent to clinical practice in general outpatient, hospital, and acute care settings, which can be further with more intense, personalized instruction in the clinical setting during clinical rotations. The curriculum includes didactic material as well as hands-on opportunities to practice skills on inanimate models as well as fellow classmates. Students will complete the provider courses in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit