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PA项目临床轮转

Clinical rotations present an exceptional win-win situation for both the Mount Union大学 students and physicians in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. The PA program offers hands-on training at over 300 locations, 包括联合社区医院, 克利夫兰诊所和仁慈医疗中心.

第二年的8月,学生们开始上课 12个月的临床轮转 在地区医生的办公室, hospitals and clinics upon completion of the 15-month didactic phase, which includes learning the basics of biomedical science and clinical medicine through coursework and lab experiences.

Mount Union’s wide range of clinical rotations gives students the chance to put what they have learned in the classroom into practice. Seeing cases firsthand they have only read about in textbooks, coming up with treatments for conditions and building professional relationship with patients, Mount Union的主管, medically trained individuals are prepared and skilled to use their knowledge in the field.

Students may also select two elective rotations in an area of their choice, 比如整形外科, 整形手术, ENT, 姑息医学, 皮肤病学, 内分泌学, 放射学, 比如心脏病学和肺病学.

Medical providers interested in becoming Mount Union clinical preceptors, contact Dana圆顶.

每个临床轮转持续四周 每个学生都需要参与以下领域:

临床轮转经历

  1. 妇女的健康

    This four-week obstetrics/gynecology rotation is designed to provide the Physician Assistant student with an opportunity to develop proficiency in the unique medical history, physical examination and treatment of the prenatal/gynecology patient.  The student will also become familiar with tests and procedures unique to this patient population.

  2. 普通外科

    This four-week rotation is designed to provide the Physician Assistant student with opportunities to become proficient in pre-operative, 术中, 以及术后病人护理.  Student expected to become able to first-assist a surgeon in a surgical setting.

     

  3. 儿科

    This four-week pediatric rotation is designed to provide the Physician Assistant student with an intense exposure of primary care pediatric problems with the objectives of developing skills in well-child preventative care, the care of common pediatric illnesses and the care of the newborn and children.

  4. 有选择性的

    This four-week rotation is designed to enhance the Physician Assistant student’s experience in a care setting selected by the clinical coordinator. The rotation scope is broad and encompasses such specialties as inpatient hospital medicine, 物理医学和康复, 姑息医学, 皮肤病学, 创伤的设置, ENT, 家庭医学, 心脏病学, urgent care and other settings selected by the clinical coordinator. Emphasis will be on disease processes common to various medical settings and development of differential diagnoses and plan based upon the presentation of the patient.

  5. 内科医学

    Four-week rotation designed to provide the Physician Assistant student with the opportunity to develop proficiency in the addressing common medical issues via patient encounters in a clinical setting.

  6. 急诊医学

    This four-week emergency medicine rotation is designed to provide the Physician Assistant student with exposure to and development of skills in managing patients in the emergency room setting.  Learned skills will include those necessary for appropriate triage, 稳定, diagnosis and management of patients with traumatic injuries and illnesses as well as the management of less life-threatening problems that present to the emergency room.  Physician Assistant student will develop skills in working with the pre-hospital emergency medical team and secondary referral systems.

  7. 行为医学

    This four-week psychiatric rotation is designed to provide the Physician Assistant student with a behavioral medicine experience in caring for ambulatory and hospitalized patients with psychiatric disorders.  The student will be able to perform basic psychiatric evaluations, 监测药物, and support the clinical management plan for patients after psychiatric evaluation and treatment.  The student will also be able to refer to psychiatrists and psychiatric facilities as needed.

  8. 家庭医学

    Four-week rotation in clinical healthcare settings designed to emphasize the role of the Physician Assistant to the primary care physician.