PAS 6040 - Patient Eval & Counseling

This course will prepare the physician assistant student to obtain and document both comprehensive and directed histories and basic physical examination (general assessment and vital signs) on patients with special sensitivity to gender, age, and cultural background. Students will learn methods to form therapeutic relationships with patients, educate and counsel patients related to their health condition and overcome barriers commonly encountered when communicating with patients, navigate difficult patient encounters, and delivering bad news. Students will begin to incorporate these skills in their developing clinical reasoning process.

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