Rotation Syllabi
Rotation Syllabi for the Elon Physician Assistant Studies Program
PAS 7850: Behavioral Health
The Behavioral Medicine rotation is designed to give students practical experience in the diagnosis and management of psychiatric patients in the clinical setting. Students will work to hone their ability to recognize psychiatric diagnoses in the outpatient and/or inpatient settings with the goal of applying their knowledge and skills to the many other disciplines of medicine and clinical practice.
Prerequisites: PAS 5000-6800
Full syllabus for Behavioral Health.
PAS 7300a24: Emergency Medicine
The Emergency Medicine clinical rotation is designed to teach students the recognition and treatment of acutely ill patients of all ages. This rotation will require honing of the student’s triage skills, and will teach students how to recognize and manage conditions that need immediate attention and prioritize care for those conditions which are less urgent.
Prerequisite: PAS 5000-6800
Full syllabus for Emergency Medicine.
PAS 7400: Inpatient Medicine
The Inpatient Medicine rotation is designed to give the student an overview of the care of hospitalized patients. During this rotation the students will learn the indications for admission to the hospital and the care of a hospitalized patient. The student will actively participate in the ongoing care of the patient, working with consulting services as needed and coordinating discharge planning.
Prerequisites: PAS 5000-6480
Full syllabus for Inpatient Medicine.
PAS 7200: Pediatrics
The Pediatric Medicine rotation is designed to give students exposure to the spectrum of pediatric practice, including care of infants, children and adolescents in routine well-child care and care of acute and chronic diseases. The student will recognize the role that understanding the developmental stage of a patient plays in the approach to, examination of and treatment of a pediatric patient.
Prerequisite: PAS 5000-6800
PAS 7100: Adult Primary Care
The Adult Primary Care rotation is designed to give students exposure to the spectrum of adult outpatient medical practice. Students will learn the principles of routine well-patient care, management of acute illnesses, and management of chronic/multiple diagnoses.
Prerequisites: PAS 5000-6800.
Full syllabus for Adult Primary Care.
PAS 7600: Surgery
The Surgery clinical rotation is designed to give students experience in the care of patients undergoing elective or acute surgical procedures. The student will perform the pre-operative history and physical; assist, when able, in the operating room; be involved in immediate postoperative care and stabilization; and assist with post-operative follow up.
Prerequisites: PAS 5000- 6480
PAS 7800: Women’s Health
The Women’s Health rotation is designed to give the student practical experience in the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of problems and issues associated with women’s health care. Emphasis is placed on learning experiences in family planning and birth control, the recognition and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, cancer detection and prevention, prenatal care and the evaluation and treatment of common ambulatory gynecologic problems. During this rotation the students augment and strengthen their skills in regard to a wide variety of problems seen in the primary care setting.
Prerequisites: PAS 5000-6800
Full syllabus for Women’s Health.
PAS7900: Elective
The Elective rotation is intended to provide the student with supervised experiential training in an area that he/she might have a special interest in but was unable to experience during other clinical rotations.
Prerequisites: PAS 5000-6480