Effects of Non-physician Practitioners on Emergency Medicine Physician Resident Education.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The effects of non-physician practitioners (NPP) such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners on the education of emergency medicine (EM) residents have not previously been specifically evaluated. Emergency medicine societies have made policy statements regarding NPP presence in EM residencies without the benefit of empiric studies.

Methods

A cross-sectional, mixed methods questionnaire with strong validity evidence was distributed to current EM residents who were members of a large national society, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA), between June 4-July 5, 2021.

Results

We received 393 partial and complete responses, representing a 34% response rate. A majority of respondents (66.9%) reported t

SUBMITTER: Phillips AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10284528 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature