LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 2
CREDIT HOURS: 2
LECTURE HOURS/TRIMESTER: 30
LABORATORY HOURS/TRIMESTER: 0
Course Description and Purpose:
This course will present information and case studies related to the human body. The intent of this class is to bring all the didactic information presented in earlier classes together in a clinical setting in order to teach the intern total Chiropractic case management. In addition students will learn to construct an effective and complete narrative report , preparation for depositions, and testifying. The cases presented will include either simulated patients, a computer generated patient or the use of actual patients.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the Internship I course, the student should have the practical comprehension of the complexities and tools needed for the following tasks:
Students should be able to discuss observation skills as well as appropriate ranges of motion, myotomes and dermatomes, as it relates to the condition taught. Students should be proficient in discussing the signs, symptoms, causes and treatments (Chiropractic and allopathic) for the cases presented.
Prerequisites:
AP4602 (Clinic VI lecture) Tri 7