History of the Physician Assistant Profession The role of the physician assistant (PA) was created to help bridge the gap in medical care‚ especially in rural environments‚ which has been a concern of doctors for centuries. During periods of war non-physicians were used as a means to provide medical care to soldiers and in prisons. In 1965 Duke inaugurates the first “physician assistant educational program”‚ which consists of four Navy corpsmen. Later on‚ the first baccalaureate degree was approved
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currently preparing to acquire my BSAST‚ but debating between continuing my education as a Physician Assistant (PA) or to stick with business. Consequently‚ due to this debate‚ my career goals would be completely different if I chose one path or the other. However‚ for the purpose of this paper‚ I will describe the most likely ways in which technological developments will affect my career goals as a Physician Assistant in both short and long terms. Also‚ I
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Over the last two years‚ I have assisted elders with countless baths and ambulation programs. While these skills are critical for being a CNA‚ I have been acquiring other necessary skills that will enable me to become the best physician assistant that I can be. Namely‚ I have learned the importance of bedside manners‚ how to get to know each individual’s personality‚ and determine how I can help to make them feel special. I have mastered the art of patience while redirecting elders
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American Board of Medical specialties and ACGME affects the number‚ preparation and type of physician and even the distribution of the specialties within the physician workforce. Per our text‚ there were predictions that either physician shortage or physician oversupply. Regardless of the increase in physician shortage or physician oversupply‚ the geographic variation in physician location versus the physician numbers is always a problem. There is a continued low supply in less attractive rural and
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organizational design paper: description and assessment of a group practice family medicine clinic Introduction An organizational design specifies and describes the formal and the informal structures and processes within an organization through which the organization pursues its mission and objectives. An organizational design‚ thus‚ is the framework within which an organization functions. Both internal forces and external forces influence the character of an organization’s design. An
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They say assisted suicide is euthanasia‚ or something that will lead to it. Something that will create a culture that promotes reckless and rash behavior when it comes to life and death decisions. This‚ however‚ is not the case. Physician assisted suicide is the solution to something that many fear‚ not death itself‚ but the byproduct of death - pain. It gives people freedom of choice over their most valuable asset‚ their own right to life. Carefully regulated assisted suicide is not something to
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Once a physician assistant gains acceptance into a residency program they embark on another six to twenty-four month journey pending on the program and chosen specialty. However‚ the length of most of these programs is around 12 months. The majority of residency programs provide a broad variety of didactic and clinical education. This is a key factor for those that choose the residency route in continuing education as a PA‚ as opposed to just attending medical conferences and other meetings that
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When talking about either Euthanasia or Physician-assisted suicide it is considered taboo and it is not with a so-called normal and sane persons reasoning. The issue is that we really don’t know much about it or what pain that the person who has chosen one of these path to come to the decision to end their life on what can be on their own terms. I personally never been affected this or known anyone who has been affected by the controversial subject. When it comes to how I might personally feel about
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Marketing: An Integrative Framework Isabelle Maignan Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam‚ the Netherlands O. C. Ferrell Colorado State University This article introduces a conceptualization of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that emphasizes the role and potential contribution of the marketing discipline. The proposed framework first depicts CSR initiatives as the actions undertaken to display conformity to both organizational and stakeholder norms. Then
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needs and wants Understand the dimensions of the environment that have an impact on marketing strategy Appreciate the ongoing restructuring of the health care industry Primary care satellites‚ integrated delivery systems‚ managed care plans‚ and physician–hospital organizations are but a few of the elements that dominate the structure of the health care industry today‚ as the government‚ employers‚ consumers‚ providers‚ and health care suppliers deal with a new health care market. This marketplace
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