Rob Grabenkort is the retired codirector of the residency program for NPs/PAs in critical care medicine at Emory Critical Care Center in Atlanta, Ga. Ginny Hilton is the retired director and a guest lecturer at the Norwalk/Yale PA surgical residency in Norwalk, Conn. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
JAAPA. 2022 May 1;35(5):57-61. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000824952.52796.2f.
Clinical postgraduate training (CPGT) for physician assistants (PAs) began in 1971. A half-century later, the United States has 144 programs in 33 specialties. A growing and aging population, specialization in healthcare, and changes in graduate medical education have created new opportunities for PAs to consider this alternative following graduation. Postgraduate training is attractive to PA graduates who desire advanced skills and deeper understanding in a medical or surgical specialty. This article describes the history of CPGT programs, training, and establishment of an accreditation process for educational standardization.
临床研究生培训（CPGT）为医师助理（PAs）始于 1971 年。半个世纪后，美国有 33 个专业的 144 个项目。人口的增长和老龄化、医疗保健的专业化以及研究生医学教育的变化为 PAs 毕业后考虑这一替代方案创造了新的机会。研究生培训对希望在医学或外科专业获得更高技能和更深入理解的 PA 毕业生具有吸引力。本文描述了 CPGT 项目的历史、培训以及建立教育标准化认证过程。
