Physical Diagnosis I (PA-0215)

Spring 2025 · PA 0215 · Tufts University · 4 credits · Undergraduate

This course, the first of a two-course sequence, will be the first-year Physician Assistant students’ first formal introduction to patient assessment. The class is taught using classroom lectures, small group sessions, and student simulation sessions. The classroom lectures are designed to introduce the basic concepts of the clinician – patient encounter, components of a complete patient history, approach to the physical examination, specific techniques to the physical examination, and how to present information collected in both oral and written format. Group lab sessions are designed to have skilled clinicians (faculty) assist you with practicing techniques and developing the skills necessary to obtain a complete patient history, perform an appropriate physical examination, as well as present findings concisely and accurately. This first semester focuses on the medical history, laboratory medicine fundamentals, vital signs, and the physical examination of the skin, head, eyes, ears/nose/throat, neck, cardiovascular, and peripheral vascular systems.

Course codes: PA-0215, PA 0215, PA0215, PA-215, PA 215, PA215

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