Jaclyn Freese ’00 Professor of Practice, Physician Assistant Program
Education:
M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha
B.S., University of South Dakota
B.A., Northwestern College
712-707-7347
jaclyn.freese@nwciowa.edu
Jaclyn Freese began teaching in Northwestern’s physician assistant program as an adjunct faculty member in 2020 before joining the department full time in 2022. A Northwestern College graduate, she holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physician assistant studies—the former from the University of South Dakota, and her graduate degree, from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She brings to Northwestern's program nearly 20 years of experience as a PA, having worked in both orthopedics and family practice as well as acute care in northwest Iowa, Sioux Falls and Worthington, MN.
PAS601 - Patient Care Skills I
This is the first course in a four course series designed to develop students? ability to interact with patients and perform necessary patient care examinations and procedures. This course focuses on history taking and physical examination of the healthy adult patient. The course is intended to coordinate with HCP500 Gross Anatomy for Health Care Providers, helping students to synthesize their understanding of human anatomy with the examination of the systems of the human body. This course includes a weekly four-hour lab experience. Prerequisite: Admission to the PA program. (3 credits)
PAS703 - Clinical Rotation Block I
This semester-long course is the first in a series of three blocks, during which PA students will complete their clinical education. This course is 17 weeks long, with 16 weeks of clinical experiences and one week of testing and learning activities on campus at the end of the term. The 16 weeks of clinical rotations will be comprised of a combination of core and elective rotations for the program, which are either 2, 4, or 8 weeks long. By the end of Clinical Rotation Block III, all PA students will have completed all required clinical rotation courses for the PA program. Prerequisites: PAS 614, Clinical Medicine III, and PAS 634, Introduction to Clinical Practice. (15 credits)
PAS704 - Clinical Rotation Block II
This semester-long course is the second in a series of three blocks, during which PA students will complete their clinical education. This course is 17 weeks long, with 16 weeks of clinical experiences and one week of testing and learning activities on campus at the end of the term. The 16 weeks of clinical rotations will be comprised of a combination of core and elective rotations for the program, which are either 2, 4, or 8 weeks long. By the end of Clinical Rotation Block III, all PA students will have completed all required clinical rotation courses for the PA program. Prerequisite: PAS 703, Clinical Rotation Block I. (15 credits)
PAS705 - Clinical Rotation Block III
This semester-long course is the third in a series of three blocks, during which PA students will complete their clinical education. This course is 13 weeks long, with 12 weeks of clinical experiences and one week of testing and learning activities on campus at the end of the term. The 12 weeks of clinical rotations will be comprised of a combination of core and elective rotations for the program, which are either 2, 4, or 8 weeks long. By the end of Clinical Rotation Block III, all PA students will have completed all required clinical rotation courses for the PA program. Prerequisite: PAS 704, Clinical Rotation Block II. (12 credits)
Physician Assistant, Sanford Health System, Sheldon, Iowa, 2006-current
Physician Assistant, Iowa Lakes Orthopedics, Spirit Lake, Iowa, 2003-2006
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PAEA
Iowa Physician Assistant Society
