Program Goals and Objectives • • • • •
Train highly qualified PAs to enter clinical practice. Promote self-directed life-long learning, appreciating the significance of scholarly activities and scientific knowledge. Promote professionalism and leadership skills. Cultivate the collaborative learning and working styles necessary for participation in an interprofessional, patient-centered healthcare team. Empower PAs to value inclusivity and diversity, and deliver quality care to all patients, recognizing health care disparities and populations with limited access to care.
GRADUATE FUNCTIONS AND TASKS Graduates of the Hofstra University Physician Assistant Program will be expected to demonstrate competency in the following functions and tasks: Medical Knowledge • Determine the normal and the abnormal in anatomy, physiology, laboratory findings, and other diagnostic data and apply the information to recognize normal and abnormal health states. • Discern among acute, chronic, and emerging disease states. • Determine the etiologies, risk factors, and epidemiology for medical conditions. • Identify signs and symptoms of medical conditions. • Elicit a detailed medical history, perform appropriate physical examination, and accurately record all pertinent data. • Identify and formulate an appropriate assessment and management plan. • Select and interpret appropriate screening and diagnostic studies. • Identify pharmacologic agents and other relevant treatment modalities as they relate to general medical conditions to include understanding the indications, contraindications, side effects, interactions, and adverse reactions. Graduates will demonstrate competency by the successful completion of the following: • Didactic coursework; specifically, Human Anatomy, Physiology, Physical Examination and Diagnostic Modalities I, II & III, Medicine I, II, and III, Pharmacy I, II, and III, Epidemiology, Preventative Medicine, Correlative Medicine I & II. • Supervised clinical practice experiences in family medicine, internal medicine, surgery, psychiatry, ob/gyn, pediatrics, emergency medicine and an elective rotation. • Successful completion of PAEA end of rotation and summative examinations. Society and Population Health • Recognize the principles of social-behavioral sciences as it relates to patient care, including assessing the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health and disease. • Understand and apply the fundamental principles of epidemiology. • Identify the value of quality improvement initiatives. • Recognize the social determinants of health and understand how they apply to patient care. • Understand the principles of preventative medicine and how they apply to clinical practice. • Use evidence-based medicine to care for individuals, families, and communities if various backgrounds Graduates will demonstrate competency by the successful completion of the following: • Didactic coursework; specifically, Epidemiology, Health Psychology, and Preventative Medicine. • Supervised clinical practice experiences in family medicine, internal medicine, surgery, psychiatry, 7
