Physical Diagnosis II (PA-0216)

Summer 2025 · PA 0216 · Tufts University · 4 credits · Undergraduate

This course is the second of the two-course sequence in physical diagnosis. 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, the approach to the physical examination, specific techniques to the physical examination, and how to present the 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 second semester course focuses on techniques for obtaining an accurate medical history, laboratory medicine fundamentals, and the physical examination of the thorax and lungs, abdomen/rectum, male/female genitourinary, musculoskeletal, neurological systems, and the approach to the pediatric and geriatric exams.

Course codes: PA-0216, PA 0216, PA0216, PA-216, PA 216, PA216

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