Publications by authors named "Beck Hickman"
Article Synopsis
- - The article investigates how student gender and supervisor gender influence the clinical placement experiences of physician assistant students in the UK, aiming to fill a gap in existing literature on this topic.
- - Research methods included qualitative surveys from students, revealing notable disparities: male students had fewer opportunities to engage with female patients, while female students similarly faced limitations with male patients.
- - The findings indicate the need for educational programs to consider gender dynamics in clinical placements, advocating for strategies to promote equitable experiences for all students.
Increasing Knowledge in the Requesting of Clinical Investigations.
J Physician Assist Educ
December 2023
Purpose: Overtesting, ordering diagnostic investigations that do not help diagnose or manage a patient, is well-recognized as a problem across multiple healthcare settings in developed countries. One of the reasons often cited for overtesting is a lack of confidence or knowledge, so this article addresses our attempt to reduce overtesting through an investigation-specific course for a physician associate (PA) program based in the United Kingdom. We found no evidence of pedagogical literature that focused on clinical diagnostics teaching and assessment for PAs, so we aim to be the first to provide this research.
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