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Integrating Interprofessional Experience Throughout A First-Year Physician Assistant Curriculum Improves Perceptions Of Health Care Providers, Martina Reinhold, Sango Otieno, Theresa Ann Bacon-Baguley
Integrating Interprofessional Experience Throughout A First-Year Physician Assistant Curriculum Improves Perceptions Of Health Care Providers, Martina Reinhold, Sango Otieno, Theresa Ann Bacon-Baguley
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Purpose: Interprofessional collaboration is essential in Physician Assistant (PA) practice. Therefore, a three-semester sequence of Hospital Community Experience (HCE) was implemented during the didactic phase of the PA program providing students with weekly opportunities to shadow/observe health care professions.
Methods: This longitudinal, cohort study evaluated the effect of the HCE on PA students' perceptions of other health care professions prior to HCE, immediately after HCE, and one year later, after the clinical clerkships. The Interprofessional Perception Scale (IPS) survey was used to assess perceptions.
Results: Comparison of the IPS between the Pre-HCE and subsequent time points revealed statistically significant positive …