Physician Assistant Student Preceptors and Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Perceptions and Readiness to Teach.
Journal
The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association
ISSN: 1941-9449
Titre abrégé: J Physician Assist Educ
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101298201
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Dec 2023
01 Dec 2023
Historique:
medline:
20
11
2023
pubmed:
8
9
2023
entrez:
7
9
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) inclusion in medical education is increasing, and understanding of clinical educators' perceptions and use patterns is needed. The purpose of this research project was to explore current use, interest, knowledge, perceptions, and readiness to teach POCUS from the perspectives of clinical preceptors for physician assistant (PA) students. A survey research study was completed on previously identified preceptors. Descriptive statistics outlined the frequencies of responses. Bivariate analysis with Chi-Square or Fischer Exact Testing was used to identify statistically significant differences between groupings. Most preceptors (87.1%) believe POCUS adds clinical value, but a minority received POCUS training (37%), are familiarity with its use (37.4%), and currently use POCUS (23.4%). Two-thirds (66.1%) of preceptors stated they would allow PA students to practice POCUS skills on clinical rotation; however, few (31%) felt comfortable with this and even fewer (22.6%) felt comfortable findings on POCUS into their clinical decision making. Despite support of incorporation of POCUS into PA education, clinical preceptors' readiness to teach POCUS on clinical rotations is limited. This study shows that preceptors are neither comfortable with student use nor incorporating student findings into clinical decision making. A lack of sufficient clinical preceptors to support POCUS education has not been previously reported. PA programs attempting to incorporate POCUS into their curricula will need to be intentional providing opportunities to continue POCUS on clinical rotations.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37678810
doi: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000533
pii: 01367895-990000000-00097
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
344-349Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 PA Education Association.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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