# MPA705 Family Medicine

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**Last Updated:** 2026-10-14T21:41:00+00:00

**College:** College of Health Science

**Department:** Physician Assistant

**Credit Hours:** 4.00

**Prerequisites:** None

**Corequisites:** None

**Course Description:**

This course will consist of a 4-week supervised clinical practice experience (SCPE) in Family Medicine to practice the principles of family medicine in a clinical working environment under the direct supervision of a clinical preceptor. Students will refine the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom and lab setting and utilize them in a clinical setting. Students will practice performing the history and physical exam, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests/diagnostic studies and developing treatment plans for diverse patients and conditions encountered in clinical practice. Upon successful course completion, students will demonstrate knowledge of how a PA functions in the family medicine setting and entry-level knowledge of diseases, conditions and well-states encountered in family medicine.

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