Competency Guidelines for Physician Assistants Practicing Primary Care in Low-Resource Countries

Mickey Kander¹, Kathy Pedersen, Ruth Ballweg+2

• ¹Mickey Kander, MPH, MSW, PA-C, is an alumnus of the University of Washington's MEDEX Northwest Program, Seattle, Washington. Kathy Pedersen, MPAS, PA-C, is an associate professor at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Ruth Ballweg, MPA, PA-C, is a professor and senior advisor on Advocacy, Health Care Policy, and Global Development at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Don Pedersen, PhD, PA-C, is a professor at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Dianna Wachtel, DHSc, MS, PA-C, is an associate program director and senior instructor at Brodie Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.