| Physician assistant students' perceptions of an entry-level doctorate degree. | |
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PMID: 21639073 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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PURPOSE: In recent years, a growing trend toward clinical doctorate degrees has emerged in several allied health professions. However, few studies have been conducted within the physician assistant (PA) profession related to changing the entry-level degree for PAs to a clinical doctorate. METHODS: A descriptive, quantitative study assessing PA students' perceptions of changing the entry-level credential for PAs to a clinical doctorate was conducted. Thirty randomly selected programs with 1,966 students were invited to participate in the survey. RESULTS: Of the programs invited, 25 (83%) participated, with 486 (25%) full-time students completing the survey. Of the respondents, 56.1% (272) were first-year students and 43.9% (213) were second-year students. Both groups had a negative perception of changing the entry-level degree for PAs to a clinical doctorate, indicating the doctorate will raise the cost of PA education and discourage some people from entering the profession (82.1%, n = 398); a doctorate for PAs will cause confusion for patients (71.3%, n = 346); and that there is no need for the profession-specific doctorate since the master's degree sufficiently prepares PAs to practice in today's health care setting (70.9%, n = 344). CONCLUSIONS: The present findings lend additional support to previous studies, endorsing the master's degree as the entry-level and terminal degrees. |
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Lori E Swanchak; Alan M Levine; Karen E Arscott; Mary Alice Golden |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association Volume: 22 ISSN: 1941-9430 ISO Abbreviation: J Physician Assist Educ Publication Date: 2011 |
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Created Date: 2011-06-06 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101298201 Medline TA: J Physician Assist Educ Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 19-24 Citation Subset: IM |
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Physician Assistant Program, Marywood University, 2300 Adams Avenue Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509, Telephone: (570) 961-4711 Email: swanchak@marywood.edu. USA. swanchak@marywood.edu |
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