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Jenny Robinson1,2, Anne Schempp1,2
1Jenny Robinson, DMS, PA-C, is an Assistant Professor, School of Physician Assistant Studies, Pepperdine University, Calabasas, California.
Summary
Physician assistant (PA) educators need effective strategies to remediate students lacking professionalism. This review identifies key themes for successful PA student professionalism remediation, including faculty training and early interventions.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Healthcare Professionalism
Background:
- Professionalism is crucial for healthcare providers, starting in student training.
- Physician assistant (PA) students may require remediation for professionalism standards.
- Educators must develop effective strategies to ensure competent healthcare delivery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide PA educators with applicable professionalism remediation strategies.
- To identify themes from published literature for successful PA student remediation.
- To support both novice and experienced PA educators.
Main Methods:
- Literature review to discover findings on PA student remediation.
- Thematic analysis of published literature.
- Grouping findings into connecting themes.
Main Results:
- Key themes include faculty remediation training, early interventions, and considering confounding factors.
- PA student remediation reflections are important.
- Professionalism modeling by PA educators is a significant factor.
Conclusions:
- PA faculty play a vital role in developing and implementing remediation strategies.
- Effective remediation ensures PA graduates meet healthcare competency standards.
- Targeted strategies can improve PA student professionalism.
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