PMID- 27123599
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160908
LR  - 20160630
IS  - 1941-9430 (Print)
IS  - 1941-9430 (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 2
DP  - 2016 Jun
TI  - Informed Practice: Students' Clinical Experiences in the Undergraduate Phase of 
      an Accelerated Physician Assistant Program.
PG  - 77-80
AB  - This qualitative study explored the clinical experiences of students in an 
      accelerated physician assistant (PA) program. The participants were either 
      certified nursing assistants (CNAs) or emergency medical technicians-basic 
      (EMTs-B). The study was designed to elicit (1) how the participants perceived 
      their older patients and (2) how the participants' experiences might affect their 
      own future communications, bedside manner, and clinical preparedness as PAs. This 
      study used a focus group to explore students' clinical experiences before the 
      graduate phase of their accelerated PA program. Five female and 2 male PA 
      students (N = 7) participated in the study. All participants were 23 years old 
      and worked as either a CNA or an EMT-B. Results fell into 2 basic themes: 
      informing practice and forming relationships. Regarding the first theme, 
      participants felt that their experience as entry-level health care providers 
      allowed them to improve their communication skills and bedside manner and to 
      provide greater comfort to patients. Regarding the second theme, participants 
      gained appreciation for older people and began to recognize the knowledge 
      deficits and learning needs of their patients. The results suggested that a 
      student's clinical experience as a CNA or an EMT-B before entering a PA program 
      has a positive effect on the student's personal and professional development. The 
      participants acquired greater appreciation and respect for older patients and 
      members of the health care team.
FAU - Dereczyk, Amy
AU  - Dereczyk A
FAU - DeWitt, Rachel
AU  - DeWitt R
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Physician Assist Educ
JT  - The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the 
      Physician Assistant Education Association
JID - 101298201
SB  - IM
MH  - *Curriculum
MH  - *Education, Professional
MH  - Female
MH  - Focus Groups
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Michigan
MH  - Physician Assistants/*education/psychology
MH  - *Preceptorship
MH  - Qualitative Research
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Time Factors
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2016/04/29 06:00
MHDA- 2016/09/09 06:00
CRDT- 2016/04/29 06:00
PHST- 2016/04/29 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/04/29 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/09/09 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000071 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Physician Assist Educ. 2016 Jun;27(2):77-80. doi: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000071.