PAST 532 - History Taking and Physical Assessment

Building rapport with patients and learning and performing medical skills under direct faculty supervision are the focus of the history taking and physical assessment courses. Students learn how to elicit patient histories under a number of conditions, perform and document directed and complete physical examinations, and write notes using the SOAP and complete H and P formats. Off-campus clinical learning experiences are an integral part of this course.

Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all previous PAST courses.

Co-requisites: PAST 531 - Applied Clinical Skills II

PAST 535 - Human Anatomy Laboratory III (Spring)

PAST 543 - Pharmacology III

PAST 544 - Clinical Medicine III (Spring)

and

EMSM 251.

Credits: 4

Academic Catalog

PAST 532 - History Taking and Physical Assessment