A qualitative analysis of PA leaders in Kentucky.

Objective: To describe Kentucky's physician associate/assistant (PA) leadership pathway and provide advice for individual leadership trajectories.

Methods: A qualitative study using semistructured interviews and inductive coding methodology to identify themes of PA leaders.

Results: Participants were primarily female (76.

May family routines impact oral health in American children?

Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the association between family routines and dental caries and self-rated oral health status.

Methods: Data from the 2020-2021 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) completed at United States were used. Our outcome variables were self-reported dental caries (yes/no) and poor oral health condition (yes/no).

Assessment of adherence to American Diabetes Association guidelines and evaluation of social determinants of health and interventions in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a nurse practitioner-owned clinic.

Background: This was an ongoing quality-improvement (QI) project that aimed to assess the quality of nurse practitioner (NP)-driven diabetes care based on the 2023 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Care (SOC) at a NP-owned primary care practice. In addition, a more recent focus was the assessment of and intervention on social determinants of health (SDOH). Nationally, 47.