PAM 660 Public Health and Preventive Medicine

A course designed to explore concepts of public health as they relate to the role of the practicing PA. Students will utilize the US Preventive Health Service task force clinical guidelines to identify preventive services for patient across the life span. Included social/behavioral topics are: death, dying and loss, normal and abnormal development across the life span, patient response to illness, injury and stress, substance abuse/addiction, violence identification and prevention and childhood behavioral health concerns. Instruction will include lecture as well as small group exercises and problem/case based learning.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

Admission to PA Program