Fine L L
Am J Dis Child. 1977 Jun;131(6):634-7. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1977.02120190028005.
Child health associates are individuals who have completed the three-year Child Health Associate Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and are certified by the Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners to practice pediatrics under physician supervision. To our knowledge, this study is the first to describe the practice profile of child health associates. We found them able to provide health care services without direct physician assistance to 91.4% (2,160 of 2,363) of pediatric patients in ambulatory settings. They saw the same variety of patients as primary physicians and identified a broad range of common pediatric problems. Each supervising physician spent an average time of 5.9 minutes with the child health associate in evaluating the 8.6% of patients who required consultation. The child health associate is fully able to serve as a primary health care practitioner for children.
儿童健康助理是那些已完成科罗拉多大学医学院为期三年的儿童健康助理项目，并获得科罗拉多州医学考试委员会认证，可在医生监督下从事儿科工作的人员。据我们所知，本研究是首次描述儿童健康助理的执业概况。我们发现，他们能够在无需医生直接协助的情况下，为门诊环境中91.4%（2363名中的2160名）的儿科患者提供医疗服务。他们诊治的患者种类与初级医生相同，并识别出广泛的常见儿科问题。每位监督医生在评估8.6%需要会诊的患者时，与儿童健康助理平均花费5.9分钟。儿童健康助理完全有能力担任儿童的初级保健从业者。
