PA Master's Projects
Recent Submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Attitudes of family physicians regarding the use of hospitalist physicians for inpatient care: a pilot study
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)Traditionally, family practice physicians have personally managed the care of their hospitalized patients. The changing healthcare marketplace, however, is stimulating changes in primary care physician practice. One change ... -
Are self-reported patient encounter data accurate?
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)Medical education programs are using Personal Digital Assistants (PDA’s) to facilitate the recording of encounters between students and patients during clinical rotations. Wichita State University Physician Assistant Program ... -
Effect of a 10-month treadmill walking program on maladaptive and self-stimulatory behaviors of adolescents and young adults with autism
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a 10-month treadmill walking program (TWP) on target behaviors (TB: maladaptive behaviors and/or stereotypic mannerisms) in adolescents and young adults with autism. ... -
Determining rate of compliance with the American diabetes association recommendations in hospitalized patients
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)Diabetes mellitus is a growing epidemic in the United States associated with significant economic costs, reduced quality of life, long-term complications, and high rates of morbidity and mortality. Purpose: This study ... -
Serum selenium and the risk of prostate cancer
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of serum selenium levels and the risk of developing prostate cancer. It has been documented that antioxidants reduce the incidence of cancer by eradicating free ... -
Does a relationship exist between the prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in females and the use of estrogen and progesterone containing contraception?
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)Women’s involvement in athletics has increased in the last twenty years. With the increase in participation, there has also been an increase in injury rates. Female athletes are at a 4-8 times higher risk of sustaining an ... -
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 ... -
Decreasing symptoms in interstitial cystitis patients: pentosan polysulfate vs. sacral neuromodulation
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)Oral pentosan polysulfate (PPS) is the only FDA-approved drug for interstitial cystitis (IC). Several studies have been conducted that show PPS will reduce IC symptoms. Sacral neuromodulation is a newer therapy for IC that ... -
Comparison of medication treatment versus cognitive behavior therapy of hoarding behaviors in obsessive-compulsive disorder
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be difficult to treat due to patient non-compliance and treatment efficacy. This anxiety disorder presents in behaviors such as checking, washing, repeating/counting, ordering/symmetry, ... -
Abstinence-only sexual education vs. comprehensive sexual education, with emphasis on the attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors of adolescents
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)In 2003, the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance survey reported that 46.7% of high school students had been sexually active.1 In 2000, 9.1 million of the 18.9 million new cases of STDs came from young people age 15-24.2 Due ... -
A comparative analysis of regulated emergency contraception vs. deregulated emergency contraception
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)With the introduction of emergency contraception, the likelihood of an unintended pregnancy can be reduced by up to 70% to 80%; however, limited access to EC, poor knowledge of its mechanism of action, therapeutic uses and ... -
What is the effect of maternal eating disorders on pregnancy outcome, birth defects and developmental delays?
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)The prenatal period is critical in determining the quality of fetal development and how the infant responds outside of the womb. Many known teratogens exist, but the medical literature evaluating fetal outcome in the ... -
OMEGA-3 fatty acids compared to placebo in secondary prevention of myocardial reinfarction
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)While much research has been done investigating omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the primary prevention of coronary heart disease, few studies focus on secondary prevention of myocardial reinfarction in populations ... -
A comparison of online instruction versus traditional classroom instruction in an undergraduate pharmacology course
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2007-05)Online instruction has become a vital element in higher education. Most published research finds no significant difference between online (OL) and traditional (TD) instruction. Purpose: Compare student satisfaction and ...
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