British Journal of General Practice, 2010 In answer to Olumide Elegbe’s question ‘is there a role for physician assistants (PAs) in routine care?’1 my answer, currently, would be no. I would much prefer an experienced nurse or even, dare I suggest it, another doctor. Mr Elegbe obviously has confidence in the evidence he …
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Key Factors Leading to Program Selection: A Survey of Physician Assistant Program Interviewees [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine which factors had the greatest influence on physician assistant (PA) interviewees\u27 decision to choose a PA program to attend.
Domenech Rodríguez, Melanie M. +7 more
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Human Resources for Health, 2023 Background Physician Associate and Physician Associate comparable (PA/PA-comparable) professions are classified by the 2012 International Labour Classification of Occupations within ISCO group 2240 paramedical practitioners. However, to date, there is no
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Physician Assistant graduate degree program [PDF]
, 2021 The Master of Physician Assistant (MPA) degree at WSU is a rigorous 26-month graduate program that prepares students to function as generalist PAs, who possess a wide array of knowledge in primary care.
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Correlation between physician assistant students’ performance score of history taking and physical exam documentation and scores of Graduate Record Examination, clinical year grade point average, and score of Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam in the United States [PDF]
Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 2020 Purpose Learning to perform and document patient history taking and physical exam (H&P) entails a major component of the first year academic education of physician assistant (PA) students at Wayne State University, USA.
Sara Lolar, Jamie McQueen, Sara Maher
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Does Current General Mental Health Status Relate to Current Smoking Status in Pregnant Women?
Journal of Pregnancy, 2019 Purpose. Research shows that smoking during pregnancy is related to mental health diagnoses. The purpose of this study was to assess whether current general mental health status is related to current smoking status in pregnant women after controlling for
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Antibiotic prophylaxis in otolaryngologic surgery
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2013 Summary Aim: Antibiotic prophylaxis aims to prevent infection of surgical sites before contamination or infection occurs. Prolonged antibiotic prophylaxis does not enhance the prevention of surgical infection and is associated with higher ...
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Implementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020 Physician assistants (PA) are an important part of emergency department healthcare delivery and are increasingly seeking specialty-specific postgraduate training.
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Pharmacists are not physician assistants [PDF]
British Journal of General Practice, 2017 I read this editorial, which questions whether pharmacists can reduce GP workload.1 I find this question very peculiar, because I do not believe that is the main reason why a pharmacist is needed. I wonder whether this is another example on how the role of pharmacists is misunderstood?2 I would like to help GPs to have a realistic expectation of ...
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Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Food Security, Barriers to Healthy Eating, and Empowerment among Dietetic Interns and Physician Assistant Interns: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study [PDF]
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