MPAS 531 Professional Development

The MPAS 531 Professional Development course is designed to introduce and integrate various principles related to professionalism and clinical practice. Covered topics include the history of the PA profession, the roles and responsibilities of the physician assistant, professionalism and integrity, promotion of lifelong learning, health policy, the business of medicine, information technology, and medical informatics, the practice of integrative, environmental and occupational medicine, and identification of impairment and burnout in medical practice.  The purpose of the course is to prepare students for the professional aspects of medicine and interprofessional practice. 

Credits

1

Offered

Summer I