# MPA765 Behavioral and Mental Health Medicine

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**Last Updated:** 2026-10-14T21:37:19+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 rotation in Behavioral and Mental Health Medicine to practice the principles of behavioral and mental health 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. This course will provide exposure to normal and abnormal behavioral and mental health conditions with a focus on evaluation, diagnosis and management. Students will practice performing the history and physical exam, determining and/or performing additional diagnostic testing, 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 behavioral and mental health medicine setting and entry-level knowledge of diseases and well-states encountered.

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