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March 2023; 2 (1) Research ArticleOpen Access

Education Research: Neurologic Education in Physician Assistant Programs

View ORCID ProfileDaniel S. Harrison, Margaret Naclerio, Kathryn Swider, Carl Garrubba, Andrew T. Yu, Andrew Busler, Lena Liu, Christopher Doughty
First published December 1, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NE9.0000000000200029
Daniel S. Harrison
From the Harvard Medical School (D.S.H., L.L., C.D.); Department of Neurology (D.S.H., M.N., A.B., L.L., C.D.), Brigham and Women's Hospital; Department of Neurology (D.S.H., K.S., L.L.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Physician Assistant Studies (C.G.), Dominican University of California, San Rafael; and Department of Neurology (A.T.Y.), University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
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Margaret Naclerio
From the Harvard Medical School (D.S.H., L.L., C.D.); Department of Neurology (D.S.H., M.N., A.B., L.L., C.D.), Brigham and Women's Hospital; Department of Neurology (D.S.H., K.S., L.L.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Physician Assistant Studies (C.G.), Dominican University of California, San Rafael; and Department of Neurology (A.T.Y.), University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
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Kathryn Swider
From the Harvard Medical School (D.S.H., L.L., C.D.); Department of Neurology (D.S.H., M.N., A.B., L.L., C.D.), Brigham and Women's Hospital; Department of Neurology (D.S.H., K.S., L.L.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Physician Assistant Studies (C.G.), Dominican University of California, San Rafael; and Department of Neurology (A.T.Y.), University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
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Carl Garrubba
From the Harvard Medical School (D.S.H., L.L., C.D.); Department of Neurology (D.S.H., M.N., A.B., L.L., C.D.), Brigham and Women's Hospital; Department of Neurology (D.S.H., K.S., L.L.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Physician Assistant Studies (C.G.), Dominican University of California, San Rafael; and Department of Neurology (A.T.Y.), University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
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Andrew T. Yu
From the Harvard Medical School (D.S.H., L.L., C.D.); Department of Neurology (D.S.H., M.N., A.B., L.L., C.D.), Brigham and Women's Hospital; Department of Neurology (D.S.H., K.S., L.L.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Physician Assistant Studies (C.G.), Dominican University of California, San Rafael; and Department of Neurology (A.T.Y.), University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
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Andrew Busler
From the Harvard Medical School (D.S.H., L.L., C.D.); Department of Neurology (D.S.H., M.N., A.B., L.L., C.D.), Brigham and Women's Hospital; Department of Neurology (D.S.H., K.S., L.L.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Physician Assistant Studies (C.G.), Dominican University of California, San Rafael; and Department of Neurology (A.T.Y.), University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
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Lena Liu
From the Harvard Medical School (D.S.H., L.L., C.D.); Department of Neurology (D.S.H., M.N., A.B., L.L., C.D.), Brigham and Women's Hospital; Department of Neurology (D.S.H., K.S., L.L.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Physician Assistant Studies (C.G.), Dominican University of California, San Rafael; and Department of Neurology (A.T.Y.), University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
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Christopher Doughty
From the Harvard Medical School (D.S.H., L.L., C.D.); Department of Neurology (D.S.H., M.N., A.B., L.L., C.D.), Brigham and Women's Hospital; Department of Neurology (D.S.H., K.S., L.L.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Physician Assistant Studies (C.G.), Dominican University of California, San Rafael; and Department of Neurology (A.T.Y.), University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
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Education Research: Neurologic Education in Physician Assistant Programs
Daniel S. Harrison, Margaret Naclerio, Kathryn Swider, Carl Garrubba, Andrew T. Yu, Andrew Busler, Lena Liu, Christopher Doughty
Neurol Edu Mar 2023, 2 (1) e200029; DOI: 10.1212/NE9.0000000000200029

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    Figure 1 Characteristics of Didactic Neuroscience Education

    (A) Training of course director for dedicated neuroscience didactic. (B) Program director (PD) comparison of course hours dedicated to didactic cardiovascular vs neurologic education. (C) Percentage of physician assistant (PA) programs including selected topics in neuroscience in the didactic phase.

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    Figure 2 Characteristics of Clinical Neurology Education

    (A) Percentage of graduates with clinical neurology exposure by program. (B) Setting of the clinical neurology rotation. (C) Providers with whom students work during their neurology rotation by program. (D) Primary preceptor of neurology rotation.

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    Figure 3 Characteristics of Programs With Graduates Pursuing Careers in Neurology

    (A) Percentage of programs with graduates pursuing neurology. (B) Exploratory analysis of factors associated with programs reporting graduates in neurology. ns = not significant

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    Daniel S. Harrison, MDHarvard Medical School; Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, BostonDrafting/revision of the manuscript for content, including medical writing for content; major role in the acquisition of data; study concept or design; and analysis or interpretation of data
    Margaret Naclerio, MPASDepartment of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MADrafting/revision of the manuscript for content, including medical writing for content; major role in the acquisition of data; study concept or design; and analysis or interpretation of data
    Kathryn Swider, MSN, AGACNP-BCDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, BostonDrafting/revision of the manuscript for content, including medical writing for content; major role in the acquisition of data; and study concept or design
    Carl Garrubba, MPA, DMScDepartment of Physician Assistant Studies, Dominican University of California, San RafaelDrafting/revision of the manuscript for content, including medical writing for content, and study concept or design
    Andrew T. Yu, MDDepartment of Neurology, University of California San Francisco Medical CenterDrafting/revision of the manuscript for content, including medical writing for content, and major role in the acquisition of data
    Andrew Busler, MSN, ACNP-BCDepartment of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MADrafting/revision of the manuscript for content, including medical writing for content, and major role in the acquisition of data
    Lena Liu, MDHarvard Medical School; Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, BostonDrafting/revision of the manuscript for content, including medical writing for content, and major role in the acquisition of data
    Christopher Doughty, MDHarvard Medical School; Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, BostonDrafting/revision of the manuscript for content, including medical writing for content; study concept or design; and analysis or interpretation of data

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  • Education Research: Neurologic Education in Physician Assistant Programs
    • Daniel S Harrison, Neurocritical care fellow, Mass General Brigham
    • Margaret Naclerio, Physician assistant, Brigham and Women's Hospital
    • Christopher Doughty, Neurologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Submitted January 31, 2023
  • Education Research: Neurologic Education in Physician Assistant Programs
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