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Final Culminating Project: Program Development, Erin Helms
Final Culminating Project: Program Development, Erin Helms
Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects
This 16-week capstone project was completed at Parker Place, a children’s health, and wellness center, with a focus on program development and advocacy with additional work related to leadership and administration. The overall goal of the capstone project was to determine the benefit of using an occupation-based approach to enhance health outcomes for the patients at Parker Place. The capstone student provided education about the role of occupational therapy in a non-traditional setting, created a program to help patients acquire sustainable healthy habits, developed a workshop for families struggling to maintain a healthy lifestyle, and provided resources about picky eating …
Investigation Of Physician Assistants' Choice Of Rural Or Underserved Practice And Framing Methods Of Recruitment And Retention, Jennifer A. Snyder
Investigation Of Physician Assistants' Choice Of Rural Or Underserved Practice And Framing Methods Of Recruitment And Retention, Jennifer A. Snyder
Health Sciences Program Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Objective: This dissertation analyzed one state's physician assistant (PA) workforce focusing on recruitment and retention. The goal was to identify factors associated with Indiana PAs working in medically underserved, rural, and primary-care medicine. The study evaluated characteristics of PAs who chose initially to work in rural versus urban areas and who have continued to do so. From the literature and as a result of study outcomes, a framework was developed, upon which recommendations were made for effective methods of increasing and retaining the number of PAs in primary care within rural areas. Subjects: Data were obtained from applications for PA …