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Increasing Physician Assistant Students' Team Communication Skills and Confidence Throughout Clinical Training.

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Hudak, NM; Pinheiro, SO; Yanamadala, M
Published in: J Physician Assist Educ
December 2019

PURPOSE: An intervention was designed to increase physician assistant students' team communication skills using the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) tool. METHODS: A variety of learning activities were implemented longitudinally over 9 months of clinical education. Instructional activities included an interactive lecture, deliberate practice of SBAR at clinical training sites, self-assessment, and small group discussion. Evaluation involved survey of students' perceived learning outcomes and direct observation of students' proficiency using SBAR during a simulated patient encounter. RESULTS: At the beginning of their clinical training, many students (75%) did not have a structured tool for communicating on health care teams. The SBAR tool was readily understood by students following a lecture (89%) and increased their confidence in communicating with preceptors (62%-83%) and nonpreceptors (62%-79%). A majority of students proficiently demonstrated the SBAR components (82%-86%) at the conclusion of the program. CONCLUSION: This approach can be adopted and adapted by other programs aiming to teach and evaluate SBAR and other team skills to better prepare new health professionals to effectively communicate on health care teams.

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J Physician Assist Educ

DOI

EISSN

1941-9449

Publication Date

December 2019

Volume

30

Issue

4

Start / End Page

219 / 222

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Teaching
  • Physician Assistants
  • Patient Care Team
  • Humans
  • Educational Measurement
  • Curriculum
  • Communication
  • Clinical Competence
  • 1399 Other Education
  • 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
 

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Hudak, N. M., Pinheiro, S. O., & Yanamadala, M. (2019). Increasing Physician Assistant Students' Team Communication Skills and Confidence Throughout Clinical Training. J Physician Assist Educ, 30(4), 219–222. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000278
Hudak, Nicholas M., Sandro O. Pinheiro, and Mamata Yanamadala. “Increasing Physician Assistant Students' Team Communication Skills and Confidence Throughout Clinical Training.J Physician Assist Educ 30, no. 4 (December 2019): 219–22. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000278.
Hudak NM, Pinheiro SO, Yanamadala M. Increasing Physician Assistant Students' Team Communication Skills and Confidence Throughout Clinical Training. J Physician Assist Educ. 2019 Dec;30(4):219–22.
Hudak, Nicholas M., et al. “Increasing Physician Assistant Students' Team Communication Skills and Confidence Throughout Clinical Training.J Physician Assist Educ, vol. 30, no. 4, Dec. 2019, pp. 219–22. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/JPA.0000000000000278.
Hudak NM, Pinheiro SO, Yanamadala M. Increasing Physician Assistant Students' Team Communication Skills and Confidence Throughout Clinical Training. J Physician Assist Educ. 2019 Dec;30(4):219–222.

Published In

J Physician Assist Educ

DOI

EISSN

1941-9449

Publication Date

December 2019

Volume

30

Issue

4

Start / End Page

219 / 222

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Teaching
  • Physician Assistants
  • Patient Care Team
  • Humans
  • Educational Measurement
  • Curriculum
  • Communication
  • Clinical Competence
  • 1399 Other Education
  • 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy