Primary Care Teams, Composition, Roles, and Satisfaction of PA Students During Primary Care Rotations
| Autor: | Mary L. Warner, Owais Gilani, Vasco Deon Kidd, Gerald Kayingo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Quality management Interprofessional Relations education Internship Nonmedical Clinical settings Primary care Experiential learning Job Satisfaction Education Professional Role Nursing Health care medicine Humans Medical Assisting and Transcription Patient Care Team Response rate (survey) Primary Health Care business.industry Health professions Physician Assistants Family medicine Clinical Competence Health care reform business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physician Assistant Education. 26:88-93 |
| ISSN: | 1941-9430 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/jpa.0000000000000022 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE The goal of t his study was to describe the characteristics of primary care teams, activities, and ro les of physician assistant (PA) students as they encounter various primary care sites. METHODS An electronic survey was distributed to second year PA students in 12 programs who had completed at least 4 weeks in a primary care rotation. RESULTS Of the 179 students who responded (response rate 41 %), 88% had completed their primary care rotations in urban settings, mostly in private practices (53%). Physician assistant students reported encountering many types of health care providers on their teams, and the 2 most favored features of the rotations were the interactions with their supervising clinicians and clinical responsibilities. About 68% interacted with other health profession students during their rotation(interprofessional experiential learning). Almost all students completed histories, physical examinations, and treatment plans, but less than 30% reported involvement in billing or care coordination and less than 10% participated in quality improvement projects. More than 60% were satisfied with team-based and interprofessional practices encountered during their primary care rotations, and 39% were more than likely to pursue primary care careers. CONCLUSIONS Team-based prima ry ca re had a positive impact on students, but more exposure to underserved clinical settings, care coordination, quality improvement, and billing is needed to prepare PA students for the practice of the future. This study is t he first of its kind to explore the relationship between primary care sites and PA training in the era of health care reform. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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