Resources
Information, research and publications related to Physician Associates.
Medical Associate Professions:
Presentation given at regional seminars held across the country October 2018 – Link
Links to short videos explaining the MAP roles:
Introduction to MAP professions – Link
Physician Associate – Link
Anaesthesia Assistants (anaesthesia) – Link
Advanced Critical Care Practitioner – Link
Surgical Care Practitioner – Link
Useful web links:
The Faculty of Physician Associates at the Royal College of Physicians (FPARCP):
https://www.fparcp.co.uk/
PAs in Primary Care
https://fparcp.co.uk/employers/pas-in-general-practice
Health Education England – Physician Associates:
https://heeoe.hee.nhs.uk/
Health Careers:
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/medical-associate-professions/roles-medical-associate-professions/physician-associate
The British Medical Association:
https://www.bma.org.uk/collective-voice/policy-and-research/education-training-and-workforce/physician-associates-in-the-uk
Future Hospitals Programme case studies on Physician Associates:
https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outputs/your-stories-developing-workforce
Research:
Organisation: SASH
Date of completion: 23rd November 2017
Alison McLaren, Surrey and Sussex Library and Knowledge Services, Redhill, UK
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Please acknowledge this work in any resulting paper or presentation as: Evidence search: Research articles and journals related to Physician Associates. Alison McLaren. (23rd November 2017). REDHILL, UK: Surrey and Sussex Library and Knowledge Services.
Organisation: HEE
Date of completion: 2nd February 2017
Alison McLaren, Surrey and Sussex Library and Knowledge Services, Redhill, UK
Full search: https://content.hee.nhs.uk/star/resources/new_roles/physician_associate/4.%20PA%20-%20search%20results.pdf
Please acknowledge this work in any resulting paper or presentation as: Evidence search: Research articles and journals related to Physician Associates. Alison McLaren. (2nd February 2017). REDHILL, UK: Surrey and Sussex Library and Knowledge Services.
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Further Research Papers
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1258/smj.2011.011109
Frossard LA, Liebich G, Hooker RS, Brooks PM, Robinson L. Introducing physician assistants into new roles: international experiences. Medical Journal of Australia. 2008 Feb 18;188(4):199-201
Buchan J, O’May F, Ball J. New role, new country: introducing US physician assistants to Scotland. Human Resources for Health. 2007 5:13. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-5-13
https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1478-4491-5-13
Laurant M, Harmsen M, Wollersheim H, Grol R, Faber M, Sibbald B. The impact of non-physician clinicians: do they improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care services? Medical Care Research and Review. 2009 Dec;66(6 Suppl):36S-89S. doi: 10.1177/1077558709346277
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1077558709346277
Althausen PL, Shannon S, Owens B, Coll D, Cvitash M, Lu M, Oʼmara TJ, Bray TJ. Impact of hospital-employed physician assistants on a level II community-based orthopaedic trauma system. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2013 Apr;27(4):e87-91. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3182647f29
Jeanmonod R, Delcollo J, Jeanmonod D, Dombchewsky O, Reiter M. Comparison of resident and mid-level provider productivity and patient satisfaction in an emergency department fast track. Emergency Medicine Journal. 2013 30(1):e12. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200572
https://emj.bmj.com/content/30/1/e12.short
Hamden K, Jeanmonod D, Gualtieri D, Jeanmonod R. Comparison of resident and mid-level provider productivity in a high-acuity emergency department setting. Emergency Medicine Journal. 2014 Mar;31(3):216-9. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201904
https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2013/01/28/emermed-2012-201904.short
Stahlfeld KR, Robinson JM, Burton EC. What do physician extenders in a general surgery residency really do? Journal of Surgical Education. 2008 65:354-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.06.002
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931720408001451
White H & Round JC. Introducing physician assistants into an intensive care unit: process, problems, impact and recommendations. Clinical Medicine 2013, 13: 15–18
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5873697/
Williams L and Ritsema T. Satisfaction of Doctors with the Physician Associate Role. Clinical Medicine. 2014 Apr;14(2):113-6. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.14-2-113
