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Climate change curricula in physician associate and physician associate-comparable professional clinical programs

The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 2023
Purpose: Climate change has several known impacts on health, from increasing the spread of communicable disease, exacerbating the impacts of health disparities, disrupting food supplies, and detrimentally impacting mental health.  Both the Lancet and the
Mary Showstark, Anne Tempel, Trenton Honda   +2 more
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Physician assistant/associate retirement intent: seeking the exit ramp

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Retirement patterns for American physician assistants/associates (PAs) are in flux as the first substantial cadre trained in the 1970s makes their retirement choices.
Roderick S. Hooker, Andrzej Kozikowski, James F. Cawley, Kasey Puckett   +3 more
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Procedures by Physician Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Women's Health Reports, 2023
Background and Objectives: The number of obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States is decreasing and providers backfilling this service have not been well described. The intent of the study was to identify the skills that physician associates (
Melissa A. Rodriguez, Roderick S. Hooker
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Physician associates advance patient safety [PDF]

Future Healthcare Journal, 2021
As the physician associate (PA) profession grows and awareness about the role increases, it is important to understand how PAs promote patient safety. In this article, we explore the current literature regarding the contribution of PAs to patient safety, considering their training, day-to-day clinical work and influence on recognised factors that ...
Chenevert, L, Bascombe, K
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The contribution of physician associates or assistants to the emergency department: A systematic scoping review

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2023
Background New health care professionals, such as the physician associate or assistant (PA), have expanded the ability of health systems to meet the needs of the population in both primary and secondary health care settings.
Nicole M. A. King, Munaf Habeeb, Suzannah Helps   +2 more
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An analysis of the selection criteria for postgraduate physician assistant residency and fellowship programs in the United States

BMC Medical Education, 2021
Background This study aims to investigate the admission criteria used by physician assistant postgraduate education programs in selecting licensed PA applicants for postgraduate training in the United States.
Vasco Deon Kidd, Sarah Vanderlinden, Jennifer M. Spisak   +2 more
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Construction of Nanomaterials and the Role of Rutin in the Treatment of Cerebral Hemorrhage

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022
Cerebral hemorrhage generally refers to nontraumatic cerebral parenchymal hemorrhage. In China, about 20%–30% of all stroke in a month after the mortality rate can be as high as 40%. And most of the survivors have obvious neurological dysfunction, to the
Xin Li, Zhenzhong Gao
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Patient care, integration and collaboration of physician associates in multiprofessional teams: A mixed methods study

Nursing Open, 2023
Aims The aim of the study was to explore the physician associate role in patient care, integration and collaboration with team members, within the hospital setting. Design Convergent mixed methods case study design.
Stephanie Howard Wilsher, Audrey Gibbs, Joanne Reed, Rebecca Baker, Susanne Lindqvist   +4 more
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The association of physician assistant/associate demographic and practice characteristics with perceptions of value of certification

BMC Medical Education, 2023
Background To determine physician assistant/associate (PA) perceptions of the value of certification and explore how they vary across demographic and practice characteristics.
Andrzej Kozikowski, Dawn Morton-Rias, Kasey Puckett, Colette Jeffery, Sheila Mauldin, Joshua Goodman   +5 more
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Introductory Emergency Medicine Clinical Skills Course: A Daylong Course Introducing Preclinical Medical Students to the Role of First Responders

MedEdPORTAL, 2017
Introduction A complete medical school curriculum must include an introduction to first aid; the management of airway, breathing, and circulation; and basic medical emergencies.
Hina Ghory, Wallace Carter, Lyuba Konopasek, Yoon Kang, Neal Flomenbaum, Jeremy Sperling   +5 more
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