Clinical ethics
Introduction Every clinical and public health decision has ethical components that are at times difficult to recognize and process. As John Glaser noted, there are “no ethics free zones.” ,…
Professionalism
Introduction Trust between the patient and clinician is central to the therapeutic relationship. Without this requisite level of trust, patients will not reveal information about themselves nor will they follow…
International clinical rotations
Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to provide physician assistant (PA) students interested in international clinical education with an overview of international clinical rotations (ICRs) to facilitate decision making…
Other surgical subspecialties
Introduction Patients who require subspecialty surgical care may be referred to the surgeon by a primary care provider (PCP), a medical specialist, or another surgeon. Physician assistants (PAs) now work…
Other medical subspecialties
Introduction This chapter aims to prepare students for clinical rotations in medical subspecialties, such as rheumatology, endocrinology, neurology, pulmonology, nephrology, infectious disease, and gastroenterology. Patient approach Typically, a patient is…
Orthopedics
Introduction Orthopedic medicine offers physician assistants (PAs) unique opportunities to practice team-based medicine at a high level. As a result of the opportunities in orthopedics, as well as the value…
Dermatology
Introduction Dermatology became a distinct medical subspecialty at the end of the 18th century; however, many dermatologic disorders were first described more than 2000 years ago. When confronted with a…
Emergency medicine
Patient approach Emergency medicine practitioners have one overarching goal for each patient: to answer the question, “Does my patient have a threat to life, limb, or sight today?” Emergency departments…
