PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANT
PROGRAM

PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR I
Introduction

This course is the first in a sequence of three courses that will examine the professional issues that physician assistants commonly face in practice. Issues and topics addressed this semester include:

• History of the Physician Assistant Profession

• PA Day Planning

• Professional Organizations

• Scope of practice for Physician Assistants

• Teamwork in Health Care

• Rural Health Care

• Organization of the Healthcare Delivery System

• Access to Health Care: Healthcare for the Poor, Uninsured, and Homeless

• Health Insurance and Managed Care

• Quality Assurance and Risk Management

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