Study Guide for Women's Health

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Women's Health Rotation
Syllabus & Course Objectives

1. COURSE TITLE: WOMEN'S HEALTH ROTATION
2. COURSE/PREFIX NUMBER: PHA 407
3. CREDIT HOURS: 3

4. CONTACT HOURS: 172 clinical hours

5. COURSE PREREQUISITES/COREQUISITES:  Successful completion of Year I of the PA Program.

6. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

   This required one-month rotation takes place in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. The purpose of this rotation is to educate the physician assistant student about maternal and fetal well-being and the diagnosis, management, and treatment of common acute and chronic medical problems commonly encountered in obstetrics and gynecology. If at all possible, this rotation with emphasize the care of obstetrical and gynecological patients in a rural primary care setting.

7. COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of the rotation, the student will:
   1. Demonstrate a sensitivity to the emotional, social, and ethnic backgrounds of patients by effectively interacting with them.
   2. Communicate and perform professionally with other members of the health care team in an obstetrics and gynecology practice.
   3. Recognize limitations by seeking help from supervising preceptor and consulting reference materials.
   4. Demonstrate professional demeanor by adherence to dress code, attendance expectations, general behavior guidelines, and response to constructive criticism in the obstetrics and gynecology practice.
   5. Make organized oral case presentations to the preceptor that demonstrate appreciation of pertinent obstetrics and gynecological (ob-gyn) findings.
   6. Perform and record a complete ob-gyn interview and physical examination, with emphasis on maternal and fetal well-being and gynecological health.
   7. Identify normal and abnormal findings in the comprehensive history and physical examination of the ob-gyn patient.
   8. Perform and record a problem-oriented age-specific ob-gyn interview and physical examination.
   9. Write problem-oriented medical records in the SOAP format.
   10. Use and interpret diagnostic procedures relevant to the ob-gyn setting.
   11. Formulate an appropriate problem list and differential diagnosis based upon history, physical examination, and laboratory data.
   12. Formulate and implement an appropriate management/treatment plan as approved and supervised by the preceptor based on all pertinent medical data.
   13. Perform technical procedures related to the care of the ob-gyn patient.
   14. Perform and understand health promotion and disease prevention appropriate to the ob-gyn patient.
   15. Identify ob-gyn conditions and disease entities commonly encountered in the rural primary care setting.

8. LECTURE/LAB/CLINICAL SCHEDULE: Rotations individually assigned
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9. COURSE GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS:
   Policies will be consistent with those published in the Clinical Year Manual and the College Student Handbook. The 7-point grading scale in the College Student Handbook will be used.
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10. METHOD OF EVALUATION:

    Preceptor evaluation	50%
    EOR exam	30%
    EOR quiz	10%
    Pharm Note card	10%
    No oral or written assignments in the spring or summer

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11. TEXTS/REFERENCE MATERIALS: – In addition to books required for all rotations
     Hacker, Moore. Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology, most recent ed. Saunders.