Fall 2024 Trine Course Catalog

DPT 6352 Primary Care Practice

This course explores current issues in primary care practice and focuses specifically on aspects of primary care that are crucial to safe and effective practice. Students learn to perform higher level diagnostic screening procedures to identify selected medical diagnoses, and they practice clinical decision making to guide patient management and referral decisions. Students also learn to assess the health needs of individuals, groups and communities in order to develop programs for health, wellness, and injury prevention across the lifespan. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all coursework in previous semesters

Credits

2

Lab Hours

0

Lecture Hours

2

Prerequisite

Successful completion of all coursework in previous semesters.

Corequisite

none