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Oct 31, 2024
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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PA 580 Behavioral Medicine
(4 credits/weeks)
This is a four-week rotation which takes place in a behavioral health setting, including an inpatient or outpatient psychiatric facility, partial diagnosis day program, or support service for chronic illness which includes a significant behavioral health component. The purpose of the Behavioral Health rotation is to provide the student with practical clinical experience in identifying, evaluating, and referring patients presenting with common and/or emergent psychiatric problems. Emphasis is placed on the acute and on-going care of the Behavioral Health patient. The Physician Assistant student will gain exposure to these patient populations through direct patient contact. There will be an additional emphasis on the socioeconomic risks and impacts for behavioral health patients, environmental and occupational aspects of these patients and their diagnoses, and challenges to effective treatment in these patients. Students may be required to attend conferences and lectures, assist in group therapy sessions, do home visits, take call, or potentially provide other services appropriate to the nature of the setting within which they are placed.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the didactic phase of the PA Program.
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