4 credit hours
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the didactic phase of the PA program.
The five-week internal medicine supervised clinical practice experience is designed to give students the opportunity to evaluate, diagnose, and manage patients across the lifespan in an inpatient clinical setting. Students will have the opportunity to perform complete and problem-focused medical histories, perform complete and problem-focused physical examinations, and develop and implement care management plans for common medical and behavioral health conditions seen in an internal medicine setting.