BirdDogPA Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 What is your program doing for clinical rotations during the pandemic ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted March 22, 2020 Moderator Share Posted March 22, 2020 Our students from U.WA/Medex were recalled until 4/30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Ours were also recalled. ARC-PA and other organizations are working on a strategy. For now, students are doing case studies, etc. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDogPA Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 8 hours ago, UGoLong said: Ours were also recalled. ARC-PA and other organizations are working on a strategy. For now, students are doing case studies, etc. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk The program I precept for is basically doing that same. Do y’all have any ideas/ opinions on letting students participate in telemedicine encounters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 17 hours ago, BirdDogPA said: The program I precept for is basically doing that same. Do y’all have any ideas/ opinions on letting students participate in telemedicine encounters? Sounds like a good idea but perhaps there are liability issues with going into a clinic to do that? Not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDogPA Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 8:20 AM, UGoLong said: Sounds like a good idea but perhaps there are liability issues with going into a clinic to do that? Not sure. Agreed! Everyone I have talked to has notes HIPPA concerns. I do think one day students will be utilizing telemedicine but probably still a little while away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeene Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) I am currently a second year PA student and I have also been pulled from clinical rotations. I was supposed to graduate in May but I’m not so sure that will happen now because of Coronavirus. I saw a petition and wanted to share it because I think it is important we get the word out that PA students must graduate on time! Please sign and SHARE on social media if you agree!! https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/tell-arc-pa-that-physician-assistant-students-must-graduate-on-time?bucket&source=facebook-share-button&time=1585336824&utm_campaign&utm_source=facebook&share=f5d04463-5df4-46ee-80c5-06945fd21001 Edited March 29, 2020 by jkeene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I am currently a second year PA student and I have also been pulled from clinical rotations. I was supposed to graduate in May but I’m not so sure that will happen now because of Coronavirus. I saw a petition and wanted to share it because I think it is important we get the word out that PA students must graduate on time! Please sign and SHARE on social media if you agree!!https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/tell-arc-pa-that-physician-assistant-students-must-graduate-on-time?bucket&source=facebook-share-button&time=1585336824&utm_campaign&utm_source=facebook&share=f5d04463-5df4-46ee-80c5-06945fd21001I don’t think anyone wants to stop the flow of students through programs for lots and lots of reasons. The questions being grappled with have to do with how to continue the training so that new grads have the skills and experiences they’ll need. Lots of innovation going on, I suspect in faculties and regulatory bodies everywhere.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderWall Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Has anyone's program given an indication of when or even whether rotations will resume in the foreseeable future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Ours are assumed to be out through at least through the end of May. Lots of discussions going on. It will take agreement of the universities, regulatory bodies, and the larger clinical sites to get this restarted. One major issue I've read about is the availability of PPE but there's more to it than that I suspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
currentPA Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Clinical rotations are paused till further notice. For the meantime, we are given online bookwork assignments to "complete towards our degree." Not sure what that entirely means, but that's it so far. What is the tuition/financial aid situation at your programs? My program is still charging tuition and fees (i.e. facility, student health services, IT service, etc) in full, which makes no sense. Trying to get a sense of what other programs are doing about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, icjerseyveeb324 said: Clinical rotations are paused till further notice. For the meantime, we are given online bookwork assignments to "complete towards our degree." Not sure what that entirely means, but that's it so far. What is the tuition/financial aid situation at your programs? My program is still charging tuition and fees (i.e. facility, student health services, IT service, etc) in full, which makes no sense. Trying to get a sense of what other programs are doing about that. Schools approve their budgets well in-advance and aren't sitting on any money that they could give back Edited April 22, 2020 by iconic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
currentPA Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 13 hours ago, iconic said: Schools approve their budgets well in-advance and aren't sitting on any money that they could give back I understand that, but this is an unplanned situation that calls for budget modifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryFred Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) We will complete 2 online 3 week rotations (make up from spring rotations already paid for) and will not resume until late August. When we finish our clinical year, we will have not completed 720 hours of our original program planned/scheduled hours, and will not been given a break on tuition. We are paying full summer tuition and won't be in rotations. That's not right, especially when higher education is getting millions in stimulus dollars. I understand that classes can be taken online, but there is no substitute for clinical rotations. Edited April 23, 2020 by MaryFred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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