Physician Assistant Student Perceptions of the Benefits of and Barriers to a Doctor of Medical Science Degree.
Introduction: This study explored physician assistant (PA) student perceptions of benefits of and barriers to the Doctor of Medical Science (DMS) degree. Methods: Program leaders from 30 purposively selected PA programs were asked to forward an email invitation to their students to complete a cross-...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Physician Assistant Education (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins) Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 328 - 338 |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Dec2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=180973644&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 180973644 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 19419430 HOWL jtl: Journal of Physician Assistant Education (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins) issn: 19419430 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2024 vid: 35 iid: 4 pid: 433 pub: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins place: Baltimore, Maryland artinfo: ui: 180973644 180973644 180973644 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000603 180973644 ppf: 328 ppct: 10 formats: tig: atl: Physician Assistant Student Perceptions of the Benefits of and Barriers to a Doctor of Medical Science Degree. aug: au: Sasek, Cody Quincy, Brenda affil: Cody Sasek, PhD, PA-C, is an associate professor in the Department of Medical Science at Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana. sug: subj: Students, Physician Assistant Education, Doctoral Student Attitudes Evaluation Career Planning and Development Intention Human Male Female Cross Sectional Studies Purposive Sample Questionnaires Descriptive Statistics Confidence Intervals Data Analysis Software Summated Rating Scaling Professional Competence Professional Development Burnout, Professional Education, Medical, Continuing Professional Identity Sex Factors Leadership Confidence Salaries and Fringe Benefits Competitive Behavior Male Female ab: Introduction: This study explored physician assistant (PA) student perceptions of benefits of and barriers to the Doctor of Medical Science (DMS) degree. Methods: Program leaders from 30 purposively selected PA programs were asked to forward an email invitation to their students to complete a cross-sectional survey of student perceptions of the benefits and barriers of a DMS degree, their thoughts on timing of enrollment, and personal characteristics. Sponsoring institution characteristics were obtained from program websites. Student perception of benefits and barriers and their interest in enrollment in a DMS programs were compared across subgroups of personal and institutional characteristics. Results: Respondents to the study's electronic survey included 312 PA students from 15 PA programs. Mean PA student interest in pursuing a DMS degree centers around neutral, with 51.3% of respondents indicating an interest in pursuing a DMS degree, with varied desired timing for entering a doctoral program. Benefits of a DMS degree identified most strongly included skills regarding scholarly activity such as presentations and research and remaining competitive in an evolving professional landscape. Barriers identified included cost, competing priorities, and burnout from PA school. Several significant relationships were found between the number of a respondent's PA faculty with a doctoral degree and student interest in a DMS degree. Gender differences were also identified. Discussion: The current study offers perspective on PA student views of the DMS degree. Noted barriers and benefits should continue to be explored to better understand PA student understanding and perceptions of the DMS degree. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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