Describing the landscape of integrated clinical educational programs for PAs and NPs

Authors

Maura N. Polansky, At the time this article was written, Maura N. Polansky was an associate professor at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She now is a visiting clinical professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. J. Barton Gillum is program director and assistant professor in the post-baccalaureate premedicine program and PA program at George Washington University in Ashburn, Va. Maxwell S. Rooney was a research assistant at the time of this study and now is a student in the PA program at George Washington University. Jonathan Messing is program manager for the advanced practice provider transition into practice program at Inova Health System in Falls Church, Va.
J Barton Gillum
Maxwell S. Rooney
Jonathan Messing

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

7-1-2023

Journal

JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

Volume

36

Issue

7

DOI

10.1097/01.JAA.0000937260.48152.bd

Abstract

PURPOSE: Postgraduate clinical training (PCT) has been available to PAs since the 1970s and to NPs since at least 2007. Some programs now enroll PAs and NPs. Although this new training model appears to be expanding, little data about integrated PA/NP programs are available. METHODS: This study examined the PA/NP PCT landscape in the United States. Programs were identified from membership rosters of the Association of Postgraduate Physician Assistant Programs and the Association of Post Graduate APRN Programs. Data (program name, sponsoring institution, location, specialty, accreditation status) were identified from programs' websites. RESULTS: We identified 106 programs at 42 sponsoring institutions. Various specialties, most commonly in emergency medicine, critical care, and surgery, were represented. Few were accredited. CONCLUSIONS: PA/NP PCT is now common, with about half of the programs accepting PAs and NPs. These programs represent a unique form of interprofessional education involving full integration of two professions in the same program and are worthy of further investigation.

APA Citation

Polansky, Maura N.; Gillum, J Barton; Rooney, Maxwell S.; and Messing, Jonathan, "Describing the landscape of integrated clinical educational programs for PAs and NPs" (2023). GW Authored Works. Paper 3141.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/3141

Department

Physician Assistant Studies