PAS 513 - Clinical Medicine I, 7 credit hours

Clinical Medicine is a 2 part course which spans the fall and spring semesters. Students will progress through the course learning a large variety of clinical conditions which affect each body system. Clinical medicine seminars are integrated throughout each course and are centered on problem-based learning techniques which will be used throughout the entire didactic phase of the program. Students will meet in small groups with a faculty facilitator and work through a case scenario from etiology/pathology of the disease to treatment and maintenance of the illness. Students will meet frequently throughout the semester and review topics which follow the lecture material sequence. By incorporating this educational activity, students will learn critical thinking and presentation skills as well as have an in depth clinical view of the disease process. Students will then be able to formulate a practice plan for each case and be able to rationalize their management strategies. The critical topics of discussion will emerge from the medical disciplines of: Dermatology, Hematology/ Oncology, Cardiology, Pulmonary, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Nephrology, Urology, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and General Surgery.

This type of instruction enhances the student learning and promotes the knowledge and development of cooperative and self-directed learning skills, interpersonal skills, patient-care skills, and professional behavior.