Barnhill Grady C, Dallas Andrew D, Mauldin Sheila G, Hooker Roderick S
At the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants in Johns Creek, Ga., Grady C. Barnhill is a senior assessment advisor, Andrew D. Dallas is a psychometrician II, and Sheila G. Mauldin is vice president of research and examination programs. Roderick S. Hooker is a health policy analyst. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
JAAPA. 2018 Dec;31(12):34-40. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000547750.31052.5a.
In conducting its practice analysis, the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants incorporated new approaches in 2015. Twelve groups of PAs identified knowledge, tasks, and skills required for practice not only in primary care, but also in 11 practice focus areas (specialties). In addition, a list of diseases and disorders likely to be encountered was identified for each specialty. A representative sample of 15,771 certified PAs completed an online algorithm-driven survey and data were analyzed to determine how practice is the same for all PAs and how it differs depending on the practice focus. Larger differences between PAs in different specialties were seen in the frequency ratings of diseases and disorders encountered than for ratings of task, knowledge, and skill statements. Distinctions between PAs in primary care and those in other specialties were more pronounced, as the specialty was more divergent from primary care.
在进行实践分析时，医师助理国家认证委员会于2015年采用了新方法。十二组医师助理确定了不仅在初级保健中，而且在11个实践重点领域（专科）进行实践所需的知识、任务和技能。此外，还为每个专科确定了可能遇到的疾病和病症清单。15771名获得认证的医师助理的代表性样本完成了一项由算法驱动的在线调查，并对数据进行了分析，以确定所有医师助理的实践方式有何相同之处，以及根据实践重点的不同有何差异。不同专科的医师助理在遇到的疾病和病症频率评级上的差异，比在任务、知识和技能陈述评级上的差异更大。初级保健医师助理与其他专科医师助理之间的区别更为明显，因为该专科与初级保健的差异更大。
