The goals of the PA ultrasound curriculum include:
Point-of-Care ultrasound technology as a clinical skills tool to expand the educational experience of AU physician assistant students with basic science content and to provide a pathway for integration of knowledge into the clinical patient care setting
Transformation of basic science content knowledge and clinical experience of AU physician assistant students with Point-of-Care ultrasound technology to expand and improve their role as future physician assistants.
AU PA Ultrasound Curricular General Objectives
The general objectives of the PA ultrasound curriculum include:
Utilization of Point-of-Care ultrasound technology as an educational tool to identify specific anatomical structures and physiological processes, and enhance clinical exam skills as an adjunct to the physical assessment course within the2nd semester didacticcurriculum.
Identification of specific organs /structures and pathological processes with Point-of-Care ultrasound technology and correlation of these findings to verify clinical exam skills as part of the clinical medicine courses in the3rdand 4thsemester didacticcurriculum.
Identification of Point-of-Care ultrasound scan techniques for basic and ultrasound assisted procedures and examinations as part of the required clinical medicine courses within the3rdand 4thsemesterdidacticcurriculum.
Application of Point-of-Care ultrasound scan techniques for basic and ultrasound assisted procedures and examinations when available during required and elective clinical rotations within theclinical yearcurriculum.
