Physician associate preceptorship: Experience of a novel programme in Inverness
Physician associates (PAs) are a developing profession in the UK. The Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA) recommends the establishment of local preceptorship programmes for PAs in the first year of practice who have successfully passed the PA national exam. Limited evidence currently exists around...
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| description | Physician associates (PAs) are a developing profession in the UK. The Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA) recommends the establishment of local preceptorship programmes for PAs in the first year of practice who have successfully passed the PA national exam. Limited evidence currently exists around the evaluation of such local programmes and the experience of the intern PAs involved.Over the course of a 12-month period, four intern PAs completed a structured preceptorship comprising clinical supervision, teaching and mentoring. Upon completion of this programme, qualitative data were recorded and analysed to influence the development of the preceptorship in future.In conclusion, a structured preceptorship has been shown to be a useful method of improving clinician confidence and competence while offering a supported working environment for newly qualified PAs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7a65885ebff146bf80f96e37d89e2a232024-12-14T06:31:51ZengElsevierFuture Healthcare Journal2514-66452024-12-01114100200Physician associate preceptorship: Experience of a novel programme in InvernessLiam Allan0Duncan Scott1Ed Paterson2Tony Golabek3Ward 7B, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, IV23UJ; Corresponding author.Ward GA, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, IV23UJWard 7B, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, IV23UJManagement Corridor, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, IV23UJPhysician associates (PAs) are a developing profession in the UK. The Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA) recommends the establishment of local preceptorship programmes for PAs in the first year of practice who have successfully passed the PA national exam. Limited evidence currently exists around the evaluation of such local programmes and the experience of the intern PAs involved.Over the course of a 12-month period, four intern PAs completed a structured preceptorship comprising clinical supervision, teaching and mentoring. Upon completion of this programme, qualitative data were recorded and analysed to influence the development of the preceptorship in future.In conclusion, a structured preceptorship has been shown to be a useful method of improving clinician confidence and competence while offering a supported working environment for newly qualified PAs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S251466452401590XPhysician associateInternshipPreceptorship |
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| title | Physician associate preceptorship: Experience of a novel programme in Inverness |
| title_full | Physician associate preceptorship: Experience of a novel programme in Inverness |
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| title_short | Physician associate preceptorship: Experience of a novel programme in Inverness |
| title_sort | physician associate preceptorship experience of a novel programme in inverness |
| topic | Physician associate Internship Preceptorship |
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