Impact of On-Site Hospital Medicine Curriculum on Preceptor Perception of Rotation.

Purpose: To assess the feasibility of an on-site, case-based curriculum delivered by preceptors and to assess preceptors' perceptions of the impact of the curriculum on rotation performance and ability to teach.

Methods: Hospital medicine preceptors were surveyed before and after curriculum deployment using a previously developed survey.

Results: Preceptors had positive perceptions of the impact of the curriculum.

Physician Assistant Student Training for the Inpatient Setting: A Needs Assessment.

Purpose: The number of physician assistants (PAs) practicing hospital medicine is rapidly expanding. Little research has been done to determine which inpatient medicine rotation experiences are most helpful to prepare PA students for a career in inpatient medicine. We aimed to determine those skills that practicing hospitalists believe are most critical for PA students to master and to describe hospitalists' current understanding of PA training.