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Cultural competency perceptions of physician assistant students
Hook, Amy
Hook, Amy
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2008-05
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Physician assistants,Education,Cultural competency curriculum,Medicine -- Study and teaching,Workforce development
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Abstract
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 effectiveness has not yet been
formalized. Methodology: The purpose of this study was to analyze whether cultural
competency attitudes of physician assistant students changed after completing a cultural
competency curriculum based on a federally funded diversity workforce grant. A pre and post
intervention survey of 15 questions was completed by a class of 42 physician assistant students.
Results were analyzed using the Chi-Square statistic. Results: Attitudes regarding cultural
competency were primarily unchanged from before and after completing the cultural competency
curriculum. However, one item was statistically significant in terms of a relationship between
pre and post intervention. Students initially believed that PAs cannot give excellent health care
without knowing the patients’ understanding of their illness. However, after completing the
cultural competency curriculum, students believed that PAs could do so. Conclusion: This
preliminary study of PA students’ attitudes of cultural competency represents the attitudes of one class of PA students, where no significant changes were seen. Further studies are recommended
in order to assess a variety of PA programs and cultural competency curricula.
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A project presented to the Department of Physician Assistant of Wichita State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Physician Assistant.
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Wichita State University. Graduate School