Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice

Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice

<p>Entering its 6<SUP>th</SUP> edition, <b><i>Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice</b></i> is the only text that covers all aspects of the physician assistant profession, the PA curriculum, and the PA’s role in clinical practice. It is designed as <b>a highly visual and practical resource</b> to be used across the spectrum of lifelong learning, enabling <b>students and practicing PAs</b> to thrive in a rapidly changing health care system.</p><ul><b><li>Teaches how to prepare </b>for each core clinical rotation and common electives, as well as <b>how to work with atypical patient populations </b>such as homeless patients and patients with disabilities. </li><li>A <b>succinct, bulleted writing style; convenient tables; practical case studies</b>; and <b>clinical application questions</b> throughout enable you to master key concepts and clinical applications.</li><li><b>Helps you master all the core competencies needed</b> for certification or recertification.</li></ul><ul><li>Addresses <b>all six Physician Assistant Competencies,</b> as well as providing guidance for the newly graduated PA entering practice.</li><li>Includes<b> quick-use resources</b>, such as objectives and key points sections for each chapter, tip boxes with useful advice, abundant tables and images, and 134 updated <b>case studies</b>.</li><li>Features chapters for <b>the 7 core clinical rotations and 5 common electives</b>, with key guidance on how to prepare effectively and what to expect.</li><li>Provides <b>updated health policy information</b>, <b>expanded information about international programs</b>, <b>cultural competencies, </b>and<b> pearls and pitfalls </b>on working internationally as a PA.</li><li>Outlines the basic principles of <b>Interprofessional Education</b> – an important new trend in medical education nationally.</li><li><b>New chapters</b> cover: Maximizing Your Education, Future of the Profession, Principles of PA Education, Managing Stress and Burnout, and many other topics.</li><li><b>Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. </b>This<b> enhanced eBook experience </b>allows you to search all of the text, figures, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices. </li></ul>