What is a PA? - ANS PA's are medical professionals who diagnose illness, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, and often serve as a patient's principal health care provider.
** PA's can also order diagnostic & laboratory testing and interpret results. They work in al...
What is a PA? - ANS PA's are medical professionals who diagnose illness, develop and
manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, and often serve as a patient's principal health
care provider.
** PA's can also order diagnostic & laboratory testing and interpret results. They work in all
specialties of medicine, and work under doctors to care for patients.
What was the #1 Best Health Care Job in 2019? - ANS Physician Assistant
What are the requirements to become a PA? - ANS 1.) Graduate from an accredited PA
program.
2.) Take and PASS PANCE exam. *GOLD STANDARD*
3.) Apply for FL or other state PA license.
4.) Maintain licensure: 100 hrs of CME every 2 years, **recertification after 10 years**
True or False? All PA programs will be required to offer Master's degrees to keep accreditation
by 2020. - ANS TRUE!
Historical Antecedents in Russia - ANS -Early "PA ties/background" with Russia in the 17th
and 18th century and military system.
-Troops relied on feldshers for most of medical care. *
*MEN AND WOMEN were both feldshers, although women often became midwives**
-Feldshers existed in US as well, EX: ALASKA during 1800's
.
-Feldshers still in practice today, but they mainly are midwives trained to practice in rural
communities.
China's Barefoot Doctor - ANS -Other ties/influence to the PA profession include CHINA.
-1965 cultural revolution.
-Increased rural access to care.
-Gave out vaccines and extensive first aid.
-Taught patients about hand hygiene and other basic skills.
-Given priority for medical admissions, 1/3 of MD's were previous barefoot doctor's.
, Loblolly Boy- US Antecedents - ANS -UK: 1600's; US: 1800's
-"Informal" name given to the assistants of ship's surgeon aboard British and American
warships.
-Precursor for Hospital Corpsmen in US Navy.
-1930: former military corpsmen received training from fed prison system, to extend services of
prison physicians.
When was the initiation of the physician assistant program? - ANS -1965-1971
Dr. Charles Hudson - ANS -1961: Dr. Hudson proposed the concept of "assistant to
doctors."
-Believed that PA's should work as dependent practitioners.
**This idea was proposed at AMA (American Medical Association) conference.
-16 total programs that pioneered formal education of PAs and NPs.
What are some factors that contributed to the development of the PA field? - ANS 1.)
Increased social consciousness to increase access to care. (helping rural communities w/o
access.)
2.) Increased positive value attached to health care & greater demand for health services. (PPL
caring more about their health.)
3.) Increased concern about supply of physician and geographical location. (some area's had
little or no access to proper HC.)
4.) Availability of nurses and ex corpsmen as possible sources of care. (SURPLUS of qualified
HC professionals+ unique skill sets to HELP pts.)
Who is considered to be the FIRST PA? - ANS Henry Lee "Buddy" Treadwell, African
American.
- Trained by Dr. Johnson, a Family Practice physician
-Location and year: Garland, NC in 1960's.
-Once trained, collaborated with Dr. Eugene Stead of DUKE UNIVERSITY and encouraged him
to develop a training program there for PA's.
Duke PA program - ANS -1950's/1960s: Dr. Eugene Stead developed a program at Duke
to extend capabilities of nurses.
** He ORIGINALLY planned for nurses to pursue "PA route" to become NP's, HOWEVER, the
national league of nursing OPPOSED it, since it would move nurses into the "Medical model."
**Medical model vs Nursing model: MM involves learning to treat/diagnose diseases via
biological aspects, NM involves more holistic approach. EX: "making patients comfortable."
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