»Rinker Campus and PAS Facilities

The PA program utilizes two comprehensive exam labs equipped with 26 patient exam tables. The exam labs are used to teach, practice, and assess physical exam, clinical skills, patient procedures, and care simulations. Simulation mannequins enable students to take part in real life patient scenarios across the life span.

Students experience simulated patient cases in multiple clinical environments across several areas of care, including but not limited to: emergent, acute, chronic, and preventative medicine. Other simulation equipment includes various interactive mannequins and models of individual organ systems in the human body to practice and assess examination skills.

Examples of Training Equipment

The patient evaluation suite includes 6 patient examination rooms that are modeled after clinic rooms students will experience in practice. The suite is equipped with video and voice recording equipment for each room and a surgical scrub sink. The suite also allows for frequent student assessment with colleagues or standardized patients in a simulated clinic environment that brings didactic learning to the realities of patient care.

 

Room 103 is used as a simulated emergency department.  The room includes multiple simulation stations equipped with mannequins and supplies to provide an interactive learning environment for patient care that can benefit multiple disciplines. Physician assistant students primarily use this space to practice both patient assessment and procedures to develop and refine their skills throughout the program.

General Purpose Classrooms
Each room features movable desks and chairs, recording capabilities, device charging outlets, large flat panel TVs, a computer, Apple TV, and HDMI laptop connection.

Active Learning Center (2,834 square feet)
This flipped classroom is designed to accommodate 103 students, with each student seated at a table equipped with an individual flat-screen monitor. The room features 13 tables, each with a flat-panel TV, HDMI input, and Apple TV for easy media access. Additionally, there are four 3-D projection screens—two on the east wall and two on the west wall—that can be used separately for video conferencing or dual presentations. The setup includes two cameras: one to capture student video and the other for the presenter’s view, enabling lecture capture. Wireless microphones are available for presenters, while each desk is equipped with a microphone for student use, either for sound reinforcement or lecture capture. The room also offers an HDMI laptop connection and a DVD player for additional media options.