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Healthcare Experience Impact On First-Year Physician Assistant Students’ Communication Self-Efficacy, Joseph Tocco, Sara Maher, Sara Lolar
Healthcare Experience Impact On First-Year Physician Assistant Students’ Communication Self-Efficacy, Joseph Tocco, Sara Maher, Sara Lolar
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Purpose: Healthcare experience (HCE) is required by most physician assistant (PA) programs for application, but it is not known what role HCE might play in the success of PA students. Communication skills are an important trait for a successful clinician, and previous HCE might lead to an improved ability to communicate with patients. This study examined the relationship between PA students’ healthcare experience (HCE) and their communication self-efficacy (SE). Methods: First-year PA students from Michigan PA programs were eligible to participate in an anonymous electronic survey. A previously validated survey to assess communication SE was used. HCE was assigned into …
Advanced Practice Provider Onboarding Support Model Comparison: Is There A Superior Choice?, Melissa Ricker, Cragin Greene, Anne Vail
Advanced Practice Provider Onboarding Support Model Comparison: Is There A Superior Choice?, Melissa Ricker, Cragin Greene, Anne Vail
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Health care practices and institutions are providing variable onboarding models to prepare physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) for transition into new practice settings. With the evolution of healthcare delivery and increased opportunities for PAs and NPs to specialize in advanced practice environments, there has been a growing demand for an evidenced-based strategy, structure, and appraisal of content within existing onboarding models. The aim of this paper is to compare two onboarding models for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs): postgraduate training programs and traditional institutional transition to practice programs. With expanding numbers of postgraduate training programs offered nationally and increasing …