PA 571 Internal Medicine Clerkship
This five-week rotation allows students to demonstrate knowledge, clinical examination techniques, and other learned competencies in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Students correlate pathophysiology, clinical signs and symptoms, and diagnostic studies to make assessments and formulate treatment plans. Students also participate in follow-up evaluations. The rotation covers patients along the continuum of life, from young adult to geriatrics, including long term care. Activities include patient examination, pharmacotherapeutics, treatment modalities, follow-up evaluation, case presentations and documentation. Students work under the supervision of a licensed clinical preceptor and undergo an end of rotation evaluation. 40 plus hours per week.