Overview
Description
This course (series III of IV) is designed to help first year PA student’s transition into their new roles as PAs and provide background on the PA role and profession. The content of this series focuses on working with and providing care for the under-served.
Units
Lecture2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- create strategies for meeting the needs of the underserved in a particular community.
- describe how service learning enhances leadership skills through the PA Studies Program Underserved Project.
- describe the PA role in reducing health care disparities in the US.
- describe the state of homelessness in the US and Nevada and the particular health care needs of this group.
- compare and contrast US health care economics in Nevada, the US, and in other countries.
- search, interpret, and evaluate medical literature and apply this information to patient care.
- demonstrate the cultural competency necessary to engage with and maximize the health of various population groups.
- demonstrate professionalism in interactions with faculty and peers.