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Quick Facts |
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Program length: 12 months
Prerequisites: Must be a graduate from an accredited physician assistant program and be certified through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or board eligible; current Arizona state licensure and/or eligibility, current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certified
Granted: MSHS Certificate
of Completion
Patient interaction: High
Placement outlook: Excellent |
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Program Description
Mayo School of Health Sciences (MSHS) offers a 12-month postgraduate Physician Assistant Fellowship in Hospital Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. The program accepts one physician assistant fellow each year. The academic year runs from October 1st through September 30th.
The fellowship curriculum is designed in a diverse format that accommodates all learner types. It is based upon the physician "Core Competencies" from the Society of Hospital Medicine, January 2006. The fellow will complete various medical specialty rotations that are two to four weeks in duration. The curriculum will include formal didactic instruction, journal club and case review, and project-based learning through hands-on experience.
Upon graduation, the fellow will receive a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine certificate documenting completion of a one-year postgraduate fellowship in Hospital Internal Medicine. This certificate will verify that the fellow has completed all the components listed in the syllabus. Such experience and training will allow the program participant to be more competitive for hospitalist physician assistant positions and have increased security in the job market.
Program Goals
- The Physician Assistant Fellowship in Hospital Internal Medicine aims to help participating fellows:
- Develop a deep and broad knowledge base of the common disease processes for which patients are hospitalized, understanding the pathophysiology, various presenting clinical presentations and disease prognosis
- Develop a diverse differential diagnosis and respective diagnostic/treatment plan, based upon a patient’s presenting symptoms along with evidence-based and cost-effective medical care
- Identify logistical and systematic measures within the institution to uphold the highest-quality patient care, while improving patient outcomes, such as length of stay in the hospital, and patient safety
- Manage patients effectively throughout the whole hospital stay including admission, daily rounds and continuing evaluation, and dismissal, while remaining cognizant of the patient’s emotional, physical and spiritual needs
- Develop keen verbal skills to effectively communicate with colleagues, physicians, patients and ancillary staff to ultimately become a key part of the inpatient health care delivery team
- Learn practice management, including strategies in training physician assistants and physician assistant students
Accreditation
The Mayo Clinic Arizona Hospital Internal Medicine (HIM) Physician Assistant Fellowship is recognized by the Association of Postgraduate Physician Assistant Programs (APPAP). The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) voluntarily accreditates post-graduate PA programs, who have been established for more than one academic year. The Mayo Clinic Arizona HIM fellowship will apply for accreditation beginning in the Fall of 2008.
See also:
Mayo Foundation is also accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Higher Learning Commission.
Higher Learning Commission
30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602-2504
(800) 621-7440
(312) 263-0456
Fax: (312) 263-7462
www.ncacihe.org
Facility
Mayo Clinic Arizona opened in 1987 as a premier academic medical center in the southwestern United States, where advanced programs in medical research and education support the highest-quality patient care.
On the Phoenix Campus, the state-of-the-art 256-bed Mayo Clinic Hospital, which opened in 1998, is the first hospital entirely designed and built by Mayo. It has been recognized as "the Best Hospital in Phoenix" several times by Phoenix magazine.
Graduation and Certification
Upon successful completion of the fellowship, you will receive a Certificate of Completion from Mayo School of Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. This certificate will specifically state the graduate fellow has received postgraduate training in the field of Hospital Internal Medicine.
Hours
For the majority of the fellowship, your learning schedule will include 10-hour days, five days per week including weekends and nights. Hours will vary with rotation.
Class Size
Each year, Mayo School of Health Sciences will admit one student to its postgraduate Physician Assistant Fellowship in Hospital Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. This ensures you will receive one-on-one instruction and a comprehensive educational experience.
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