PAS 512 - History Taking and Medical Documentation, 3 credit hours

Beginning in the summer semester, PA students will learn fundamental patient communication skills and will be able to elicit an accurate and comprehensive history on patients from a variety of backgrounds. Students will learn how to communicate with different patient populations as well as learn subtleties in medical history taking. Students will learn how to effectively document in a medical record for adult and pediatric populations in the outpatient and inpatient settings. Patient centered interviewing skills and clinician centered interviewing techniques will be incorporated throughout the course activities. Students will be evaluated based on standardized patient examinations, written examinations and oral presentations.