Pitt DPAS Students will have the option to choose from one of the electives below:
- Administrative
- Academic
- Digital Health Fundamentals
Each area is designed to teach students specific skills to achieve goals in their capstone projects or provide a better understanding of the content in this area.
Graduates who pursue the Administrative Elective are be able to:
- Analyze the use and allocation of resources to ensure the practice of cost-effective health care while maintaining quality of care.
- Understand how practice decisions impact the finances of their organization, while keeping the patient’s need foremost.
- Advocate for administrative systems that capture the productivity and value of PA practice.
Read student reflections about this elective here.
Graduates who pursue the Academic Elective are be able to:
- Use educational theory and evidence-based literature to design teaching and evaluation practices that challenge and facilitate learners to practice high quality, compassionate patient care.
- Focus on a personal commitment to learners’ professional success, well-being and growth.
- Implement effective impersonal and communication skills in educational settings.
Read a student perspective about this elective here.
Graduates who pursue Digital Health Fundamentals will be able to:
- Define digital health and explain its potential benefits and challenges.
- Describe the types of digital health technologies and their applications in health care
- Discuss the factors that influence digital health adoption and implementation including but not limited to patient engagement, digital literacy, digital health regulations, law, policy, privacy and security.
- Analyze future trends in digital health and their potential impact on the health care landscape.
As of January 2024, we are proud to be the first in the country to offer this course as part of a PA curriculum. Read more.