Building a research culture in physician assistant education

Authors

Tamara S. Ritsema, University of Nebraska Medical Center
James F. Cawley, The George Washington University

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Journal

Journal of Physician Assistant Education

Volume

25

Issue

2

DOI

10.1097/01367895-201425020-00003

Abstract

© 2014, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved. The mission of most physician assistant (PA) programs is to train clinically competent health care providers. While essential and compelling, we believe this mission is insufficient for modern PA programs and advocate that programs take steps to institute and expand their research capabilities and activities. This will represent a culture shift for many institutions but is necessary for the long-term growth and survival of PA educational programs within US higher education. We discuss the obstacles that exist to create a flourishing re search culture in PA programs and offer concrete recommendations for programs to attain such an environment.

APA Citation

Ritsema, T., & Cawley, J. (2014). Building a research culture in physician assistant education. Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 25 (2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01367895-201425020-00003