The final project will require you to do a powerpoint presentation due on the final day of class. You can select any topic from one of the following 2 options.
Option#1: You will analyze the health system for one low-to-middle or high income country chosen by you where a physician assistant can practice medicine. Any country can be chosen from Table 1, but no more than two students may choose a particular country, and all assignments must be completed independently.
Please send me an email or you can text me your topic at my cell number (305 491-1376) or country of your choice. Below you will find the countries that have been selected.
Table 1: List of Countries where a Physician Assistant can Practice
STUDENT’S NAME | TOPIC |
Canada | |
Scotland | |
Netherlands | |
Saudi Arabia | |
England | |
Australia | |
Ghana | |
Puerto Rico | |
Taiwan | |
South Africa | |
Thailand | |
China | |
India | |
Haiti | |
Another country not mentioned |
For the assignment, students will research and then analyze the health system of their country. An analysis of the health system would include, among other things, a discussion about:
Completing the assignment requires, among other things, searching for data on the Internet, obtaining information from the OECD, WHO and/or embassies, looking up news articles and other legal or scientific articles, and incorporating concepts discussed in the lectures and readings.
Option # 2: You will select a controversial ethical topic that interests you. Possible Topics include:
Possible Topics Include:
At a minimum, the following information should be included in the report:
Students are required to submit two files:
Below you will find a series of links that discuss the role of the PA in different countries in the world. I hope you find them helpful. You may have to copy and paste the links in your browser to hear or see the information below.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1885268/ (Scotland)
(PAs Around the World: Introduction to the Scottish National Health Service)
(PAs Around the World: Development & Growth of PAs in the UK)
GHANA
(Medical Assistants: Ghana’s Solution to Physician Assistants)
(Expanding the Role of Physician Assistants in Canada)
(Physician Assistants Around the World: Saudi Arabia)
(Update on Physician Assistants in Puerto Rico)
(PAs Around the World: Focus on the Netherlands)
(International Opportunities for PA students)
(PAs Around the World: Bush Medicine in Sudan)
(Australia