PAS CHATT 589: Skills and Procedures I

This course is designed to introduce and reinforce core procedural skills essential for clinical practice. Students will receive hands-on training on procedures. Emphasis is placed on technical proficiency and adherence to safety protocols. Students will learn how to deliver clear, compassionate, and culturally sensitive education to patients before, during, and after procedures. Students will complete procedure notes. Through simulation and guided practice, students will learn to communicate procedural rationale, obtain informed consent, and support patient understanding and comfort—ensuring a holistic, patient-centered approach to procedural care. The lab will be delivered in a boot camp style at the end of each semester to cover all skills and procedures related to the body systems covered that semester. This course includes a head-to-toe cadaver dissection experience. This course is delivered in person on campus. Pre-requisite(s): Admission into the LMU Chat PA Program