TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a quality improvement curriculum in physician assistant studies
AU - Kindratt, Tiffany B.
AU - Orcutt, Venetia L.
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - Purpose The purpose of this project was to develop and evaluate a curriculum for physician assistant (PA) students addressing knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSA) toward quality improvement (QI). Methods Students (N = 77) completed a pretest rating their KSA. A curriculum was developed to improve KSA among didactic and clinical students. Two departmentwide QI projects were developed for student participation. Students completed a posttest after completing curriculum components and changes in KSA had been measured. Results Postcurriculum implementation, QI knowledge, and skills increased significantly in most areas. Large improvements were seen in knowledge of Plan, Do, Study, Act models and life cycles of QI projects (p <.0001). Seven students (20%) participated in department-wide projects. Conclusions Our curriculum model (1) was effective at improving students’ QI knowledge and skills; (2) allowed students to participate in community-based QI projects; and (3) can be used by other PA programs looking to enhance their QI curriculum.
AB - Purpose The purpose of this project was to develop and evaluate a curriculum for physician assistant (PA) students addressing knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSA) toward quality improvement (QI). Methods Students (N = 77) completed a pretest rating their KSA. A curriculum was developed to improve KSA among didactic and clinical students. Two departmentwide QI projects were developed for student participation. Students completed a posttest after completing curriculum components and changes in KSA had been measured. Results Postcurriculum implementation, QI knowledge, and skills increased significantly in most areas. Large improvements were seen in knowledge of Plan, Do, Study, Act models and life cycles of QI projects (p <.0001). Seven students (20%) participated in department-wide projects. Conclusions Our curriculum model (1) was effective at improving students’ QI knowledge and skills; (2) allowed students to participate in community-based QI projects; and (3) can be used by other PA programs looking to enhance their QI curriculum.
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U2 - 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000115
DO - 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000115
M3 - Article
C2 - 28471934
AN - SCOPUS:85020133416
SN - 1941-9430
VL - 28
SP - 103
EP - 107
JO - The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association
JF - The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association
IS - 2
ER -