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Robyn L Chalupa1,2,3, Benjamin K Kocher1,2,3, Matthew S Douglas1,2,3
1Robyn L. Chalupa, DSc, PA-C, is research coordinator for the US Army - Baylor University Doctor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, Orthopaedics Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Abstract:
Postgraduate physician assistant (PA) specialty training expands entry-level education, allowing PAs to work in concentrated fields. The United States Army - Baylor University Doctor of Science in PA Studies Orthopaedics program provides formal education to fill the capability gap caused by surgeon shortages in the military. Based on several sources of feedback, the authors recognized that the curriculum needed modernization and set forth to rewrite the curriculum. This article describes the use of Kern's 6-Step Approach for Curriculum Development for Medical Education to redesign a curriculum for an 18-month postgraduate doctoral program for military orthopaedic PAs. The resulting formal curriculum enables 4 geographically separated sites to execute an orthopaedic PA degree program that addresses a critical specialty care access challenge for the military. Kern's 6-Step approach could be used to design or redesign any PA educational content, from a single course to an entire degree program.
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