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PA-to-Physician Bridge Concept Gets Attention
March 30, 2009 1:26 PM by Stephen Cornell
The fourth recommendation from the PA Clinical Doctorate Summit was particularly interesting. 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 Read More...
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Physician Assistant Clinical Doctorate Summit News
March 30, 2009 11:35 AM by Stephen Cornell
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 Read More...
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Physician Assistant Clinical Doctorate Degree Summit Participants
March 25, 2009 1:44 PM by Stephen Cornell
The three-day physician assistant clinical doctorate degree summit began today in Atlanta. PAEA posted a list of the summit's 46 participants on its Web site. Link Read More...
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Physician Assistant Doctorate Survey
February 25, 2009 9:28 AM by Stephen Cornell
The American Academy of Physician Assistants and Physician Assistant Education Association are conducting an online survey about clinical doctorate degrees and the PA profession. The survey also asks about PA-to-physician bridge programs. Is the clinical Read More...
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Physician Assistant Doctorate Degree Debate
February 24, 2009 4:03 PM by Stephen Cornell
There's a very active debate about physician assistant doctorate degrees going on at the Physician Assistant Education Association Web site. I like this comment from one PA educator. There is no clear answer. We MUST acknowledge the degree creep in our Read More...
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Physician Assistant Clinical Doctorate Update
February 11, 2009 1:50 PM by Stephen Cornell
The American Academy of Physician Assistants posted on its Web site an update about its investigation of a possible physician assistant clinical doctorate degree . Is the clinical doctorate appropriate to the profession as an entry-level degree, as a Read More...
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Physician Assistants Should Not Be A 'Silent Partner'
February 10, 2009 5:03 PM by Stephen Cornell
Physician Assistant Education Association executive director Timi Agar Barwick and associate executive director Steven Lane published an article in the Jan. 2009 issue of the Association of America Medical College's AAMC Reporter, titled, "PAs Not a Silent Read More...
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Some Support for a Physician Assistant-to-Physician Bridge Program
February 4, 2009 5:14 PM by Stephen Cornell
There's some support for a physician assistant-to-physician bridge program on the Physician Assistant Educaiton Association's Web site. The ongoing discussion is in the comments section below PAEA's resources about PA doctorate degrees. From PA educator Read More...
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Movement on Physician Assistant Doctorate Issue
January 8, 2009 11:27 AM by Stephen Cornell
The PAEA-AAPA summit to consider an entry-level doctorate degree for the profession is scheduled for March 25-27. The organizations have created a sponsor group "to oversee the planning, research, and educational process that will support the final recommendation." Read More...
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PAEA's New Online Look
December 11, 2008 4:47 PM by Stephen Cornell
The Physician Assistant Education Association has lauched its redesigned Web site. The site looks great, has a ton of information and seems easy to navigate. Front and center at the new Web site is a section titled, "Informing the Clinical Doctorate Debate." Read More...
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Physician Assistant Doctorate Degree Summit Planned for March
December 10, 2008 12:16 PM by Stephen Cornell
The Physician Assistant Education Association and the American Academy of Physician Assistants will participate in a summit meeting in March 2009 to discuss the issues surrounding PA-specific doctorate degrees. Details about the summit are still to be Read More...
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Physician Assistant Education Association News
December 1, 2008 3:29 PM by Stephen Cornell
The Physician Assistant Education Association does an outstanding job with its monthly PAEA Networker . The November issue includes a wrap of PAEA’s Annual Education Forum, which set a new attendance record . Although the formal evaluations are not yet Read More...
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Comments on ARC-PA's Standards
October 15, 2008 11:47 AM by Stephen Cornell
On the topic of ARC-PA’s standards for PA programs, I have two questions. One, why does a PA program director need to be a PA or a physician? It certainly should be a consideration, but not a requirement. At least two terrific PA educators were not PAs: Read More...
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Considering the Physician Assistant Entry-Level Doctorate
October 13, 2008 6:40 PM by Stephen Cornell
The Physician Assistant Education Association and the American Academy of Physician Assistants have partnered to look at the issue of entry-level doctorate degrees for the PA profession. The following is from PAEA president Dana Sayre-Stanhope's 2008 Read More...
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International Physician Assistant Education
September 26, 2008 4:08 PM by Stephen Cornell
Eleven countries will participate in the first International Forum for Physician Assistant Education on Oct. 28. Australia Canada England Ghana Ireland Kenya Netherlands Nicaragua South Africa Thailand United States of America Preliminary agenda Read More...
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