Publications by authors named "Mary L Warner"

Purpose: Quality improvement (QI) is emerging as a leadership and career track for physician assistants (PAs). Information on how PA programs teach QI is sparse. This study aimed to define how PA programs are providing education in QI through a national program survey.

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Background And Objectives: The transformation of primary care (PC) training sites into patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) has implications for the education of health professionals. This study investigates the extent to which physician assistant (PA) students report learning about the PCMH model and how clinical exposure to PCMH might impact their interest in a primary care career.

Methods: An electronic survey was distributed to second-year PA students who had recently completed their PC rotation from 12 PA programs.

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Rationale: Early physical therapy (PT) interventions may benefit patients with acute respiratory failure by preventing or attenuating neuromuscular weakness. However, the optimal dosage of these interventions is currently unknown.

Objectives: To determine whether an intensive PT program significantly improves long-term physical functional performance compared with a standard-of-care PT program.

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Purpose: The goal of t his study was to describe the characteristics of primary care teams, activities, and ro les of physician assistant (PA) students as they encounter various primary care sites.

Methods: An electronic survey was distributed to second year PA students in 12 programs who had completed at least 4 weeks in a primary care rotation.

Results: Of the 179 students who responded (response rate 41 %), 88% had completed their primary care rotations in urban settings, mostly in private practices (53%).

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Purpose: The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) holds promise for improving primary health care delivery, but little is known about its impact on medical education. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which physician assistant (PA) students are exposed to elements of the PCMH during the didactic and clinical phases of their education.

Methods: A survey was distributed to clinical coordinators at all accredited PA programs in the United States that met the study inclusion criteria.

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Objectives: A distinguishing characteristic of the physician assistant (PA) profession is career flexibility to move between specialties without further training or certification. The objectives of this study were to characterize the number and type of practice specialties and to explore attitudes towards career flexibility.

Methods: Practice patterns were examined using a survey of AAPA member and non-member graduates from the classes of 1978, 1988, and 1998.

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