Funding available for Ontario non-Family Health Team, Family Medicine Physician Assistants7/22/2013
Dear PA stakeholders:
There is now a call for the groups of family doctors who are not in Family Health Teams to apply for permanent 100% funding to Allied Health providers, including Physician Assistants. Please see the message below from the Ontario Medical Association: Interprofessional Health Provider Funding Application Packages Now Available To: Primary Health Care Patient Enrolment Model Groups The 2012 Physician Services Agreement includes a provision for funding to support the integration of interprofessional health providers into non-Family Health Team affiliated patient enrolment model groups. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will provide full salary funding to non-FHT affiliated PEM groups to promote the building of small interdisciplinary and collaborative teams to enhance access to and delivery of quality primary care within their communities. The application information package is now available online for member reference: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/ihp The deadline to submit applications is August 16, 2013 at 5 p.m. Groups selected to receive funding will be advised no later than September 16. If you have any questions or require additional information regarding this initiative, please contact the Ministry via email ([email protected]) or telephone (613-536-3219), or the OMA at [email protected] or 1-800-268-7215. Thank you. (via University of Toronto PA program's Facebook page) Be sure to take a look at the newest sections to our website:
Prepping for Your First Year of PA school Canadian Association for Physician Assistants - Membership Info The class of 2014 worked diligently to gather all the information included in these sections in order help incoming students better prepare for their first year in the McMaster PA program. Let us know what you think and if you have any ideas for the site leave us a comment!! First year student Matt had a really great experience observing a trauma team earlier this year. Keep reading to learn more about what Matt got out of this placement. What LP did you do? I was with a trauma service! How did you go about contacting and arranging the LP? At a MacMed Trauma Interest Group event, I met a 5th year emergency med resident doing their fellowship in trauma. I asked if I could follow them around to learn about trauma, and they said why not! So I emailed them to get their availability and shadowed them after that. What were the two main things you learned from this LP? 1. Trauma is awesome and really interesting (there’s a lot of neurology and musculoskeletal stuff involved in trauma) 2. The whole trauma team is really diverse and you can see the whole interdisciplinary team in action; the team consists of an emerg doc, a general surgeon, an orthopaedic surgeon, a neurologist, an anaesthesiologist, nurses, among others. What did you wish you knew to help you in your LP? Ideally, I would have finished learning about neurology and MSK before jumping into trauma. I had no background in anatomy so I didn’t have a strong understanding of all the broken bones or affected brain structures that patients presented with. Nevertheless, it definitely sparked my interest in learning about MSK and neurology in the future, as I found that when I finally started learning about the material, it was fascinating, since I saw it in real life already. How has this experience helped you clinically, in class and/or in career decision making? As I mentioned earlier, it definitely helped me connect the content I was learning in tutorial to real life situations I’ve encountered already with the trauma service. It made learning a lot more interesting and memorable. In terms of career, I think it solidified my interest in emergency medicine, trauma and surgery. I’m definitely hoping to end up on one of these paths in the future! Any other comments? Trauma is cool for sure -- but in Hamilton, it’s unlikely to see any of the crazy stuff that you see on TV (gunshot wounds and such). More often, there’s blunt force trauma, falls off high places, MVCs (motor vehicle collisions), stabbings, and other miscellaneous things. Overall, it’s fascinating to see how cool, calm and collected the trauma team is at handling emergent situations. I've had this little gem about Maitry's experience with some local midwives in my files for awhile...sorry for the delay, but enjoy! :) What LP did you do I did my LP in midwifery How did you go about contacting and arranging the LP? After a “Labour and Delivery” session with a midwife, I signed up with her and she emailed me within a month with the potential dates and timings for my LP. Then I stayed in touch with the secretary at the midwifery clinic and arranged the dates. What were the two main things you learned from this LP? First of all, I learnt the role of midwives in our healthcare field. Being completely unaware of their scope of practice, it was a great introduction for me. I observed two midwives and realized how involved they were with each mother-to-be and her partner. Secondly, I learnt the importance of communication with patients. Women going through various stages of pregnancy displayed a range of emotions, and had many concerns; yet they were just so happy to be going through this phase of their life. Compassion and empathy were integral to working with each mother-to-be/mother. What did you wish you knew to help you in your LP? I wish I had known a little bit more about fetal ultrasound and physical examination of fetal head. When I saw the first pregnant woman, I was very scared of hurting her and/or the baby. The midwife taught me the correct techniques and I feel a little more competent. How has this experience helped you clinically, in class and/or in career decision making? I have always been interested in OB/GYN and I am doing an elective next year with an obstetrician and a gynecologist. I feel that spending time with midwives has exposed me to the types of tests that are performed at different stages of pregnancy, common questions and concerns of expecting mothers, and patient education. I am now looking forward to my OB/GYN elective next year! Any other comments? I absolutely loved my placement! We are not exposed to a lot of OB/GYN cases and it is not a mandatory rotation during clerkship either. I would highly encourage those interested in OB/GYN, or those who would like to know more about this profession and how it fits in with healthcare, should definitely do an LP. |
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