Physician Assistant Clinical Doctorate Summit News
The American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Physician Assistant Education Association have posted a statement on last week’s PA Clinical Doctorate Summit.
Forty-five people participated in the summit meeting.
Here’s a set of recommendations from the meeting:
The summit participants came to consensus on the following set of recommendations.
1. The PA profession endorses the master's degree as the single, entry-level, and terminal degree for the profession.
2. The PA profession opposes the entry-level, PA-specific clinical doctorate.
3. The PA profession supports advanced professional development and education, including the option of non-profession-specific postgraduate doctorates.
4. The PA profession should explore with physician education groups the development of a model for advanced standing for PAs who desire to become physicians (sometimes called a "bridge program.")
Although the AAPA and PAEA supported the summit financially, the activities of the summit were independent of the organizations.
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