Best practices in PA development: Lessons from three countries. Issue 8 (August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ballweg, Ruth; Kerlen, Ando
• Is Part Of: JAAPA. Volume 30:Issue 8(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-08
• Subjects: physician assistant -- clinical associate -- physician associate -- global development -- adaptation -- healthcare access; Medicine -- Periodicals; Physicians' assistants -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Physician Assistants -- Periodicals; Medicine; Physicians' assistants; Periodicals; 610.7372069
• DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000521142.53786.dd
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0893-7400

Abstract

Abstract : ABSTRACT: As the PA profession moves into its 50th year and develops globally, its flexibility and underlying principles make it adaptable to a wide range of healthcare needs and governmental priorities. A key feature of effective PA development is adapting the profession to the needs of each country rather than adopting it exactly as it has developed in the United States. The successful adaptation of new PA models must assure that the new profession meets a societal need, such as increasing healthcare access for specific populations or geographic areas.