# MPA715 Internal Medicine

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**Last Updated:** 2026-10-14T21:42:14+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 internal medicine to practice the principles of internal 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, and developing treatment plans for the diversity of patients and conditions encountered in clinical practice. Upon successful course completion, students will demonstrate knowledge of how a PA functions in the internal medicine setting and entry level knowledge of diseases and well-states encountered in internal medicine.

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