448 Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Physician Assistant PAO 6360—General Surgery Required six-week rotation in outpatient and inpatient settings. Students learn to diagnose, treat, and manage the surgical patient. Emphasizes surgical entities commonly encountered in the primary care setting. (6-240-6) PAO 6401—Clinical Elective I Elective, full-time, clinical rotation that provides an opportunity to investigate a clinical, medical, or surgical subspecialty area or gain more experience in primary care. (6-240-6) PAO 6410—Behavioral Health Required six-week rotation in outpatient and/or inpatient settings focusing on behavioral and mental health. Students learn to recognize, manage, and treat behavioral and/or mental disorders including addictions, personality disorders, mood disorders, and psychotic disorders in the primary care setting. (6-240-6) PAO 6406—Selective This is a required, six-week, clinical rotation. Students will choose from one of the following specialties: Cardiology/CV surgery, Dermatology, Geriatrics, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology or Otorhinolaryngology. This rotation is intentionally flexible to expose students to a wide variety of patient encounters across a broad range of practice settings and specialty areas of medicine. Primary emphasis will be on developing skills required to recognize and manage common conditions encountered in the specialty. (6-240-6) PAO 6498—Graduate Project I: Creation, Plan, and Preliminary Work With the guidance of a faculty adviser, students will use the skills acquired in Publication Skills and Medical Research (PAO 5412) to create a graduate project. The project features topics in clinical or administrative medicine and consists of a comprehensive literature review and evaluation and completion of a publishable review paper. The project allows the student to demonstrate the ability to research and compile information and to present that information in a clear, written form. Fall semester (0-0-1) PAO 6499—Graduate Project II: Draft of Components For additional information, please refer to course description for PAO 6498. Winter semester (0-0-1) PAO 6500—Graduate Project III: Final Paper and Poster Presentation For additional information, please refer to course description for PAO 6498. Final summer semester (0-0-1)
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