Lecture 8 - Physicians Assistant Flashcards
1
Q
Requirements for Pre-PA students?
A
- Pre-req courses
- Bachelors
- GRE or MCAT
- 500-2500 clinical hours
- community service
2
Q
PA students requirement to graduate?
A
- Complete 2,000 clinical hours
- Graduate from accredited ARC-PA program
- Pass PANCE (PA national cert exam)
3
Q
Can PA work internationally?
A
Yes.
Canada, UK, Netherlands, India, Ghana, South Africa
4
Q
What can a PA do?
A
- Patient history
- Patient exam
- Diagnoses and treat illness
- Order test
- Assist surgery/perform procedures
- Write prescripts
5
Q
PA are limted by _______________
A
the scope of their supervising physician and must follow state specific scope of practice laws
6
Q
The ___________________ between PA and physicians defines exactly what task a physician is delegating and must match with the supervising physicians’ speciality
A
Delegation of Services Agreement
7
Q
How many PAs can a physician have?
A
No more than 4
8
Q
Name the four mechanisms supervising physician can supervise PA
A
- See patients in same day
- Review and sign medical records within 30 days
- Select, review, sign at least 5% of medical records in 30 days
- Other mechanism with approval from Board
