英国的医师助理：发展、现状与未来。

Physician associates in the UK: Development, status, and future.

机构信息

Kate Straughton is president of the Faculty of Physician Associates in the Royal College of Physicians and a senior lecturer at the University of Birmingham in the UK. Karen A. Roberts is a reader in PA education and director of the PA program at Brighton and Sussex Medical School in Falmer, UK. Jeannie Watkins is a reader in PA education and course director of the PA program at St. George's, University of London. In the Centre for Health and Social Care Research at Kingston University and St. George's University of London in the UK, Vari M. Drennan is a professor of healthcare and policy research and Mary Halter is an associate professor. Ms. Watkins discloses that she is a director of and holds a 10% share in PATH, a recruitment company for PAs, but receives no money from the organization. The authors have disclosed no other potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

出版信息

JAAPA. 2022 Mar 1;35(3):56-60. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000819544.87720.fb.

DOI:10.1097/01.JAA.0000819544.87720.fb

PMID:35192555

Abstract

Physician associates (PAs) have been part of the UK health workforce for almost 20 years. The profession is growing rapidly with statutory regulation, protection of the title, and career progression supported by a national-level framework all in the pipeline for the near future. This article provides a brief history of the profession in the United Kingdom and prospects for its future.

摘要

医师助理（PAs）在英国医疗保健队伍中已存在近 20 年。该专业在迅速发展，未来不久将通过国家层面的框架，实现法定监管、对职称的保护以及职业发展。本文简要介绍了该专业在英国的发展历史和未来前景。