PA 574 Women's Health Clerkship
This five-week rotation provides students with the opportunity to apply the principles of pathophysiology, physical diagnosis, clinical lab diagnostics, and therapeutics in treating women from adolescent through their later years in both in-patient and out-patient settings. Students are expected to become proficient in performing pelvic examinations, saline-preps, KOH preps, specimen collection, and some minor surgical procedures (abscess incision and drainage). Students will evaluate, diagnose, and treat women with conditions such as menstrual irregularities, sexually transmitted diseases, breast conditions, genitouniary symptoms, and neoplasia/cancer of the reproductive tract. In addition, students will be involved in providing prenatal care, preventive education and health promotion related to issues in women's health. Instruction in family planning will also be provided. Students work under the supervision of a licensed clinical preceptor and undergo an end of rotation evaluation. 40 plus hours per week.