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Where Does the Role of Physician Assistant Fit in Today's Health Care Picture?

January 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

In 1999 and 2000, an Arizona State University investigator, Eugene Schneller, conducted a follow-up survey of a group of physician assistants (PAs) whose experience as PAs has been tracked since 1975.

Partnerships for Training Distance Learning Project Trains Clinicians to Serve the Health Needs of Mississippi Delta Residents

October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

The Delta Health Education Partnership developed a distance-education degree program for nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant students in the federally designated Medically Underserved Area of the lower Mississippi Delta.

Partnerships for Training: Regional Education Systems for Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse-Midwives and Physician Assistants

May 17, 2007 | Program Result Report

Partnerships for Training developed eight regional education systems to increase the number of primary care providers in federally designated Medically Underserved Areas of the United States.

Southern States Could Benefit from Using More Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse-Midwives and Physician Assistants

March 1, 1998 | Program Result Report

The southern states have the highest proportion of citizens living in areas that have a shortage of health professionals.

Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Assistants Handle Same Acute Care Activities as Doctors

July 22, 2002 | Program Result Report

The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing compared the activities of midlevel practitioners, such as nurse practitioners and physician's assistants, with the activities of resident physicians.

The Diabetes Initiative

April 19, 2010 | Program Result Report

The Diabetes Initiative and its individual projects have contributed to the expansion of diabetes self-management at the state level and nationwide.

Partnerships for Training Online Nursing Degree Program Boosts Level of Care in Rural North Carolina

October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

Duke University-East Carolina University Partnerships for Training developed Web-based degree programs for nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant students in federally designated Medically Underserved Areas in North Carolina.

Mountain and Plains Partnerships for Training Project Offers Advanced Distance Education for Nurses in Underserved Rural West

October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

From 1995 to 2002, a coalition of eight universities and colleges offered a distance education degree program for nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant students working in rural Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona.

Nursing Home Residents Fare Better with a Dedicated Team of Medical Practitioners

January 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

A project team at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, studied the long-term care being provided to nursing home residents using different models of HMO primary care.

Nursing Home Patients Fare Better with On-Staff Primary Care Providers

January 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

Health Research in Albany, N.Y., conducted a three-year demonstration project that examined differences in cost and quality among four alternative staffing models allowed under Medicaid for delivering primary care services in nursing homes.

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