Browsing PHS Master's Projects by Issue Date
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PACKRAT: a predictor of success on the PANCE
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Physician Assistant, 2006-05)The ultimate goal for physician assistant programs is to provide the right amount of education and clinical experience for preparation of their students for clinical practice. In addition, programs must adequately prepare ... -
Factors contributing to tobacco use among physician assistants in Kansas
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Physician Assistant, 2006-05)Research has been conducted on the prevalence of tobacco use among physicians and nurses and whether or not these providers who use tobacco are more or less effective in promoting cessation counseling to their patients. ... -
A comparison of interviewed and non-interviewed student cohorts for the PA program of study and national physician assistant certification exam scores
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Physician Assistant, 2006-05)Certain student attributes (e.g., GPAs, personal interview scores) have been used by professional college programs to help differentiate candidates during the admissions process in an effort to select candidates that are ... -
Clinical evidence of the use of pharmacological treatment compared to psychotherapy in the occurrence of suicidal ideation or suicide among adolescents and children
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Physician Assistant, 2006-05)Depression among children and adolescents has become increasingly more recognized in the medical setting. Up until recently clinicians believed they were successfully and safely treating their patient’s depression with a ... -
C-reactive protein in the detection of inflammation and its role in coronary artery disease
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2006-05)Heart failure is becoming more common and increasing annually with coronary artery disease (CAD) being the number one cause. Current research is focused on detecting more risk factors and markers for heart disease in order ... -
A study of tanning operators in the state of Kansas: their attitudes and stated practices regarding minors and tanning
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)It is estimated that thirty million Americans will tan this year and about two million of them will be teens. Exposure to ultraviolet rays seems to be the most important environmental factor in developing skin cancer. About ... -
Clinical evidence of the efficacy of balloon angioplasty with stenting vs. angioplasty alone, and drug-eluting vs. bare-metal stenting in the prevention of re-stenosis in patients with coronary artery disease
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)The risk of developing coronary artery disease for both men and women is increasing in society today. While previous cardiovascular research emphasized only hypertension and hyperlipidemia, the importance of treating the ... -
Evaluation of a physician assistant student admission plan that considers race neutral factors
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)The purpose of this project was to evaluate race-neutral admissions criteria for PA applicants in order to make an impact on increasing the number of underrepresented minority (URMs) applicants to Wichita State University’s ... -
Perceptions of U.S. PAs regarding the entry-level doctoral degree
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2008-05)Although many health care professions have implemented the entry-level clinical doctorate, the physician assistant (PA) profession has not done so to date. Furthermore, no research has been done on the PA profession to ... -
Prevalence of health professional students at a Midwestern College of Health Professions who attended a high school biomedical program
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2008-05)To address the shortage of healthcare professionals nationwide, high schools across the nation have introduced biomedical programs into their curriculum to draw students into the health career track; in particular minority ... -
Cultural competency perceptions of physician assistant students
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2008-05)Cultural competency education has become increasingly important in health care education in order to treat patients in a nation of diversity. A standardized way of introducing cultural competency material and testing its ... -
The OSCE compared to the PACKRAT as a predictor of performance on the PANCE
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2008-05)The purpose of this study was to compare the Physician Assistant Clinical Knowledge Rating and Assessment Tool (PACKRAT) and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) as predictors of performance on the Physician ... -
Demographics and disease profile in an urban public primary care clinic: implications for indigent care, insurance, and health care disparities
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2008-05)Research has been conducted on indigent populations across the United States as well as the health care facilities which treat said populations. Factors such as ethnicity, language barriers, employment, and adequate ... -
Factors influencing rural physician assistant practice
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2008-05)In the 1960s, it was discovered that there was a significant need for more physicians to serve the U.S. population, especially in rural and medically underserved communities. The Physician Assistant profession was built ...