PHA 216 - Issues and Trends in Health Care

3 credit hours - 45 hours of lecture; one term.
Assess the role of the physician assistant in contemporary medical practice. Study current professional issues and the effects of law, ethics and government on the health care system. Appraise research and issues of preventive medicine and the role of the physician assistant as educator. Perform critical analysis of assigned readings.

Prerequisite(s): PHA 221 , PHA 222 and PHA 223 .