Faculty, Student Works Graduate Schoolhttp://hdl.handle.net/10713/43622024-03-06T15:54:10Z2024-03-06T15:54:10ZPA Education and Practice in Maryland: Current Status, Opportunities and ChallengesPALLA (Physician Assistant Leadership and Learning Academy)http://hdl.handle.net/10713/214442024-02-21T02:28:50Z2024-01-01T00:00:00ZPA Education and Practice in Maryland: Current Status, Opportunities and Challenges
PALLA (Physician Assistant Leadership and Learning Academy)
Physician assistants/associates have become a well-established component of the US
health care work force. In Maryland, the PA profession is flourishing with more than
3600 PAs in active clinical practice and 5 operational PA education programs. A
growth rate of approximately 40% has been projected between 2018-2028. The
Physician Assistant Leadership and Learning Academy (PALLA), based at the
University of Maryland, Baltimore with funding from the state, was created in 2019 to
advance PA education, research, policy, and practice in the state. Consistent with this
mission, PALLA regularly conducts an environmental scan to ascertain current
opportunities and challenges facing the PA profession in the state. In fall of 2023,
PALLA undertook an examination of the status of the profession and the state’s PA
educational programs. For this report, PALLA conducted a series of semi-structured
interviews with Maryland PA program faculty, program leaders, and deans. PALLA
also analyzed secondary data from both local and national agencies. Several themes
consistently arose from this analysis; among them were a strong demand among
applicants, PA graduates staying local, concerns regarding program leadership and
faculty stability, challenges in the development of effective student remediation
processes, and the issue of clinical site and preceptor shortages. Additional areas of
concern identified by Maryland PA program leadership and faculty were issues
related to accreditation, levels of institutional support, faculty turnover and workload,
sufficiency of support, and lack of diversity among faculty and students. There was a
desire among interviewees for increased collaboration between PA programs and
other health professions. At a practice level, PAs are making a strong impact in
various clinical settings and the demand currently outweighs the supply in Maryland.
However, scope of practice regulations remains a major barrier in maximizing PA
value in Maryland. Based on current opportunities and challenges identified, we
present a series of specific and detailed recommendations that we hope will
stimulate discussion among various stakeholders while advancing the quality of PA
education, policy, and practice in Maryland
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Fleming, Shani; Bunnell, David J.; McGinnis, James; Kulo, Violet; Gordes, Karen L.; Jun, Hyun-Jin; Kayingo, Gerald
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Fleming, Shani
Poster presentation at the The 34th Annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education, Portland, Oregon May 31 - June 4, 2022
2022-05-01T00:00:00ZCrossing the Chasm: A Pilot Study for Preparing PT’s for Telehealth through IPE and SimulationGordes, Karen L.Retener, Norman F.Lee, Mei Ching W.Horn, Linda B.http://hdl.handle.net/10713/166622021-09-17T03:54:57Z2021-10-23T00:00:00ZCrossing the Chasm: A Pilot Study for Preparing PT’s for Telehealth through IPE and Simulation
Gordes, Karen L.; Retener, Norman F.; Lee, Mei Ching W.; Horn, Linda B.
Poster to be presented at the American Physical Therapy Association Educational Leadership Conference held October 23, 2021
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