PA 577 Elective I Clerkship
This five-week clerkship is an opportunity for students to gain additional or new clinical experience. During this rotation, students may choose to repeat a core rotation topic or pursue studies in another area of clinical interest. Working as part of a health care team, students are expected to assimilate and correlate patient history, physical findings, and diagnostic studies to make diagnoses and formulate treatment plans. Students will be exposed to medical conditions within the chosen area of medicine. Activities include patient examination, pharmacotherapeutics, treatment modalities, follow-up evaluation, case presentations and documentation. Students work under the supervision of a licensed clinical preceptor and undergo an end of rotation evaluation. Hours: Students are expected to keep hours no less than that of their preceptor, up to 80 hours per week. This may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and rotating shifts.