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| nccpa recertification study guide: Physician Assistants Roderick S. Hooker, James F. Cawley, Christine Everett, 2017-02-24 Explore the past, present, and future of PA practice. The authors, noted educators, researchers, and practitioners, draw on extensive research to trace the evolution of the PA’s roles and responsibilities in the delivery of health care services. Their presentation of historical content balanced with discussions of the ethical, educational, legislative, and economic forces that are shaping that the profession makes this a contemporary classroom tool for PA’s learning their field and their roles. |
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| nccpa recertification study guide: The Ultimate Medical Mnemonic Comic Book Dwayne Williams, Isaak N. Yakubov, 2016-04-21 Whether you're a medical student, physician, physician assistant, nurse, student, or other health care professional, you need to access a vast wealth of information quickly and accurately. From the finer points of human physiology to differential diagnoses, pharmacology, and complex medical procedures, you're expected to have the facts you need, when you need them. Memorizing and retaining so much information is a gargantuan task. Health care professors Dwayne A. Williams and Isaak. N. Yakubov are here to help with hundreds of health care-related memory aids. The Ultimate Medical Mnemonic Comic Book combines mnemonics, over 150 cartoons, bullet points, and humor to review and retain important medical information. While not intended to be a sole source of information, Williams and Yakubov's work offers a lighthearted but effective supplement to traditional textbooks. Clever mnemonics and funny wordplay stick in your head, while cartoons offer memory anchors for visual learners. The Ultimate Medical Mnemonic Comic Book adds entertainment and laughter to what would otherwise be a grueling test of memory. Whether you're still studying or just need a quick mental refresher, The Ultimate Medical Mnemonic Comic Book helps you learn and retain the knowledge you need to succeed in your chosen health care career. |
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| nccpa recertification study guide: Physician Assistant Review Guide David Paulk, Donna Agnew, 2010-10-25 Physician Assistant Review Guide is a comprehensive overview for physician assistants preparing for the Physician Assistant National Certifying or Re-certifying exam. This guide extensively covers every topic PAs need to know, including cardiology, dermatology, emergency medicine, infectious diseases, neurology, oncology, pediatrics, women's health, and more. Also features a straightforward question format with questions designed for both new graduates and practicing clinicians, as well as test-taking strategies, detailed illustrations and photographs, explanations to the answers with accompanying artwork, and clear connections between the best evidence-based clinical practice and subject matter testing. |
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| nccpa recertification study guide: Physician Assistant: a Guide to Clinical Practice Ruth Ballweg, Darwin Brown, Daniel Vetrosky, 2013-01-01 Here's the only book dedicated to giving you the complete information that you need to become an effective Physician Assistant and maintain those high standards in practice. This up-to-date edition covers all aspects of the physician assistant profession, the PA curriculum, and the PA's role in practice, all in an easy-to-use textbook format that features convenient tables and clear illustrations, as well as case studies and clinical application questions. You'll find this book invaluable throughout your course of study, when entering the job market, and as an excellent reference in clinical practice. And, with this Expert Consult title, you'll be able to search the entire contents of the book, online, from anywhere. Covers all the core competencies that you need to master for year one or for recertification, so you can excel. Gives you the information you need on all of the rotations and practice areas that are open to you to help you make the right decisions. Offers practical Pros and Cons box for each rotation and area of practice to aid in day-to-day decision making. Utilizes a fresh new two color format for better visual guidance. Focuses on clinical information with case studies included at the end of each chapter. Includes a new chapter on evidence-based medicine to prepare you for daily practice. Provides Expert Consult access so you can search the entire contents of the book, online. Includes a new chapter on Physician Assistants in international medicine to keep you on the cutting edge. Your purchase entitles you to access the website until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the website be discontinued. |
| nccpa recertification study guide: Ballweg's Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice - E-Book Tamara S Ritsema, Darwin L. Brown, Daniel T. Vetrosky, 2021-04-17 Designed as a highly visual and practical resource to be used across the spectrum of lifelong learning, Ballweg's Physician Assistant, 7th Edition, helps you master all the core competencies needed for physician assistant certification, recertification, and clinical practice. It remains the only textbook that covers all aspects of the physician assistant profession, the PA curriculum, and the PA's role in clinical practice. Ideal for both students and practicing PAs, it features a succinct, bulleted writing style, convenient tables, practical case studies, and clinical application questions that enable you to master key concepts and clinical applications. - Addresses all six physician assistant competencies, as well as providing guidance for the newly graduated PA entering practice. - Includes five new chapters: What Is a Physician Assistant, and How Did We Get Here?, Effective Use of Technology for Patient-Centered Care, Success in the Clinical Year, Transitioning to Practice and Working in Teams, and Finding Your Niche. - Features an enhanced focus on content unique to the PA profession that is not readily found in other resources, more illustrations for today's visually oriented learners, a more consistent format throughout, and a new emphasis on the appropriate use of social media among healthcare professionals. - Provides updated content throughout to reflect the needs of the PA profession, including new content on self-care for the PA to help prevent burnout, suicide, and other hazards faced by healthcare professionals. - Guides students in preparation for each core clinical rotation and common electives, as well as working with special patient populations such as patients experiencing homelessness and patients with disabilities. - Includes quick-use resources, such as objectives and key points sections for each chapter, tip boxes with useful advice, abundant tables and images, and more than 130 updated case studies. - Evolve Educator site with an image bank is available to instructors through their Elsevier sales rep or via request at https://evolve.elsevier.com. |
| nccpa recertification study guide: PANCE/PANRE Challenge: Quick Q&A Review Eve B. Hoover, DMSc, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA, Kimberly A. Carter, DMSc, PA-C, RD, Robyn A. Sears, DMSc, MS, PA-C, Sarah L. Bolander, DMSc, MMS, PA-C, DFAAPA, 2021-12-02 Test your PANCE or PANRE readiness challenge-bowl style with PANCE/PANRE Challenge: Quick Q&A Review. This book offers 1000 spontaneous recall and higher-level reasoning questions with short answers and quick explanations to test your clinical and professional knowledge WITHOUT using multiple answer choices as a crutch. One of the most essential high-stakes exam study tips you'll ever receive is to be able to answer test questions without looking at the answer choices. If you can achieve this successfully, there's no doubt you'll pass the PANCE/PANRE with flying colors. Organized by body system and based on all facets of the NCCPA exam blueprint, these questions challenge you to think quickly as if you were in a true patient care environment and motivate you to use critical thinking skills to apply key medical concepts. Authored by seasoned PA challenge-bowl question writers and coaches with years of experience, this book gives you a new way to study to ensure you are prepared for the big day. Not only will this book help you prepare for your certification exam, but it can also help you prepare for your didactic year and rotation exams, end-of-curriculum exam, and even the OSCEs! Key Features Aligned with the current NCCPA blueprint by organ systems and task categories Contains 1000 spontaneous recall and higher-level reasoning Q&A Encourages self-reflection to help learners identify strengths and weaknesses Promotes self-directed learning to solidify concepts Excludes multiple answer choices to prompt learners to think on their feet as if they were in an actual clinical scenario PANCE and PANRE are administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), which does not endorse this product or have a proprietary relationship with Springer Publishing |
| nccpa recertification study guide: The Physician Assistant's Business Practice and Legal Guide Michele Roth-Kauffman, 2006 This text is offered as a medical legal resource of the physician assistant profession. It is intended for use through all phases of the professional development of the physician assistant, from the high school student sorting through options in career choices, to physician assistant students, practicing physician assistants and supervisory physicians, or those who are considering practicing with a physician assistant. The history and development of the profession is reviewed, allowing an understanding of the role the physician assistant plays in the healthcare team approach to patient care. The scope of practice is defined, along with the key collaboration between the physician assistant and the supervising physician. Regulatory requirements are delineated by state, including basic requirements and maintenance of licensure and certification. |
| nccpa recertification study guide: Physician Assistant Exam Review Daniel Thibodeau, Scott H. Plantz, 2010-05-28 A rigorous “flashcards in a book” review for the Physician Assistant certification and recertification exams Market: physician assistant residents (approx. 4,800 per year); PAs preparing for recertification (5,000 every six years) 4,000 Q&As with only the correct answer provided Certification and recertification exams are given year round with summer and fall being the most popular times Daniel Thibodeau, MHP, PA-C (Norfolk, VA) is an assistant professor at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Scott H. Plantz, M.D. (Chicago, IL) is an associate professor at Chicago Medical School. |
| nccpa recertification study guide: Physician Assistant Edward M. Sullivan, 1999 Here's the 2nd Edition of the popular resource that covers everything from the general history and context of physician assisting to the clinical skills PAs must learn. Provides guidance in history taking, physical exam techniques, and case presentations, and also covers professional issues of stress, health care financing, and more. Contains strong coverage of pharmacology -- including drug selection, patient education, placebos, and prescriptive practice. This edition presents extensive updates in the chapters covering the role of the PA in emergency medicine and obstetrics and gynecology. |
CME category 2 - Physician Assistant Forum
Dec 4, 2022 · I am logging my CME credits. This is my first time doing this on the NCCPA's website. I have been a preceptor for a NP student. I have spent about 500 hours in a span of 8 …
NCCPA practice exams - PANCE/PANRE - Physician Assistant Forum
Oct 1, 2014 · The NCCPA exam is a good simulation of the PANCE, as they are actual retired questions. It also gives you a gauge of "if you are ready" based on incompetent, borderline …
Real Category II CME Examples, please - Physician Assistant Forum
May 18, 2023 · About once every 6 or 8 weeks I log into NCCPA and take a lump sum best guesstimate on how many hours I spent reading journals/looking things up. Generally I get …
Professional PA General Discussion - Physician Assistant Forum
Feb 11, 2024 · Hi all, I recently graduated my program & passed the PANCE after taking it on 1/05, I am in NY. However, my program didnt sent all the necessary forms until 1/25 and I have …
Using UpToDate for CME credit - Physician Assistant Forum
Jul 7, 2016 · Actually, here's an old email between myself and a rep from CME NCCPA certification. Hello, I'm a practicing PA-C, and I have a few questions regarding CME. I …
NCCPA PANCE Practice Exam - Physician Assistant Forum
Dec 20, 2016 · NCCPA PANCE Practice Exam NCCPA PANCE Practice Exam. By JDayBFL December 20, 2016 in PANCE/PANRE. Start ...
CME credits from Up To Date? - Physician Assistant Forum
May 11, 2013 · I have been logging my CME with the NCCPA on a monthly basis and have had no problems so I am guessing that I do have the CME component. This is what I read on uptodate …
Up to Date CME - Physician Assistant Forum
Oct 27, 2020 · I am a new grad PA-C and I have about 41 credits from up to date that I received from looking things up during clinicals. I wanted to go ahead and add them to my CME for …
PANRE-LA Removed and Replaced Questions
Jul 1, 2024 · Logging in to NCCPA showed me that I had 2 questions thrown out in Q1 of my cycle and zero questions in Q2. I am not sure what that means or how it impacted my scores. The …
CME Cat 2 - Physician Assistant Forum
May 18, 2023 · Does having a pre-PA student shadowing you count as CME level 2 (not being a preceptor*)? I have done all my CME level 1 through Medscape activities, but need to secure …
CME category 2 - Physician Assistant Forum
Dec 4, 2022 · I am logging my CME credits. This is my first time doing this on the NCCPA's website. I have been a preceptor for a NP student. I have spent about 500 hours in a span of 8 …
NCCPA practice exams - PANCE/PANRE - Physician Assistant Forum
Oct 1, 2014 · The NCCPA exam is a good simulation of the PANCE, as they are actual retired questions. It also gives you a gauge of "if you are ready" based on incompetent, borderline …
Real Category II CME Examples, please - Physician Assistant Forum
May 18, 2023 · About once every 6 or 8 weeks I log into NCCPA and take a lump sum best guesstimate on how many hours I spent reading journals/looking things up. Generally I get …
Professional PA General Discussion - Physician Assistant Forum
Feb 11, 2024 · Hi all, I recently graduated my program & passed the PANCE after taking it on 1/05, I am in NY. However, my program didnt sent all the necessary forms until 1/25 and I …
Using UpToDate for CME credit - Physician Assistant Forum
Jul 7, 2016 · Actually, here's an old email between myself and a rep from CME NCCPA certification. Hello, I'm a practicing PA-C, and I have a few questions regarding CME. I …
NCCPA PANCE Practice Exam - Physician Assistant Forum
Dec 20, 2016 · NCCPA PANCE Practice Exam NCCPA PANCE Practice Exam. By JDayBFL December 20, 2016 in PANCE/PANRE. Start ...
CME credits from Up To Date? - Physician Assistant Forum
May 11, 2013 · I have been logging my CME with the NCCPA on a monthly basis and have had no problems so I am guessing that I do have the CME component. This is what I read on …
Up to Date CME - Physician Assistant Forum
Oct 27, 2020 · I am a new grad PA-C and I have about 41 credits from up to date that I received from looking things up during clinicals. I wanted to go ahead and add them to my CME for …
PANRE-LA Removed and Replaced Questions
Jul 1, 2024 · Logging in to NCCPA showed me that I had 2 questions thrown out in Q1 of my cycle and zero questions in Q2. I am not sure what that means or how it impacted my scores. The …
CME Cat 2 - Physician Assistant Forum
May 18, 2023 · Does having a pre-PA student shadowing you count as CME level 2 (not being a preceptor*)? I have done all my CME level 1 through Medscape activities, but need to secure …
