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Cs-Cash Pilot Grant: Improving Agricultural Worker Health & Safety Awareness Through Multimodal, Case-Based Physician Assistant Education, Carey Wheelhouse, Mia Hyde, Annie Wildermuth, Wayne Mathews
Cs-Cash Pilot Grant: Improving Agricultural Worker Health & Safety Awareness Through Multimodal, Case-Based Physician Assistant Education, Carey Wheelhouse, Mia Hyde, Annie Wildermuth, Wayne Mathews
Posters and Presentations: Physician Assistant
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Division of Physician Assistant Education intends to improve health outcomes of patients in Midwest agricultural communities through didactic, clinical, and case-based instruction of Physician Assistant (PA) students.
Aims
- Increase PA student awareness of agricultural health and safety issues
- Increase PA student medical knowledge on respiratory health, chemical exposure, and noise-induced hearing loss
- Enhance PA student communication skills with agricultural patients
- Increase patient health care access in agricultural environments
UNMC PA students will undergo learning specific to agricultural-related respiratory health issues, chemical exposures, and hearing loss, including preventative health education and communication with agricultural patient …