[医学] 介绍一个加拿大的新项目 physician assistance：适合能承受自费的同学 [复制链接]

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What is a Physician Assistant?
Physician  assistants (PAs) are health care professionals who work with physicians to  provide health care. Under the overall supervision of a physician PAs take  histories, conduct physical examinations, order and interpret tests, diagnose  and treat illnesses, counsel on preventive health care and may assist in  surgery. A PA's practice may also  include education, research and administration.

Physician assistants support  physicians in a range of health care settings and work under the direction of a  licensed physician to provide patient/client care. In Canada, PAs have  been employed by the Canadian Forces for many years to deliver health care  services to members of the military and their families. PAs have been working  in Manitoba since 2002, where they are known as clinical assistants. PAs have  also practiced in the United States since the 1960s. The PA role is currently  being integrated into the health care systems of many other countries around  the world.

The specific duties of the PA vary, depending on the individual competencies of  the PA, the supervising physician’s area of practice, and the types of duties  that the supervising physician chooses to assign. Examples include:

Conduct patient interviews and take medical histories
Perform physical examinations
Perform certain controlled acts delegated to them by a physician
Provide counseling on preventive health care

Program  Design
The PA Education Program is a two year course of study delivered over a 24 month period  beginning in September.  Year 1 will consist  of  clinical science courses delivered in the first twelve  months.  Year 2 will consist of  clinical training delivered in the consecutive 12 month period.

Certification
The PA program is an undergraduate degree, you would graduate with a BHSc (PA) – Bachelor of Health Science (Physician Assistant).
Graduates  will qualify to take the national physician assistant certification examination  in order to practice in the province of Ontario.

Credentialling Non-Canadian Grades
Applicants with foreign (non-Canadian or US) transcripts should pay particular attention to this requirement. Possessing a transcript from a non-Canadian  university is not sufficient.Applicants who have not met minimum course number criteria utilizing their Canadian  data and require inclusion of their international education data must have their foreign transcript assessed by World Education Services (WES).

Financial Information
In  2010-2011 the tuition fee for a student in Year I of the PA Education Program  is expected to be approximately $9,750.00 for a 12 month academic term, plus  supplementary fees estimated at $1,000.00 per year.  Additional costs include books, diagnostic  equipment and other learning resources estimated at $2,500.00.  Students are also responsible for their  transportation costs related to clinical study.

The typical Base Salary for a Physician Assistant (PA) in Ontario is C$46,954 to C$91,892 (from Workopolis).

More info?
http://www.healthforceontario.ca/Work/OutsideOntario/HealthProfessionalsOutsideOntario/OntarioPhysicianAssistantInitiative.aspx

http://www.workopolis.com/work.aspx?action=Transfer&View=Content/Common/ResourceCentre/RCSalaryGuideView〈=EN&theme=work

目前有PA项目的学校：
http://www.facmed.utoronto.ca/programs/healthscience/PAEducation.htm  U of Toronto（需要永居身份）
http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/physicianassistant/ MacMaster Univerisity（国际学生可以申请)
http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/education/paep/ University of Manitoba（国际学生可以申请）