A Fulbright International Exchange to Expand the Physician Assistant/Associate Curriculum in Geriatrics

Freddi Segal-Gidan; Geert van den Brink; Marijn Brouwers; Gonneke Heerdink

doi:10.1097/JPA.0000000000000596

A Fulbright International Exchange to Expand the Physician Assistant/Associate Curriculum in Geriatrics

J Physician Assist Educ. 2024 Sep 1;35(3):307-309. doi: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000596.

Authors

Freddi Segal-Gidan^{1

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4}, Geert van den Brink^{1

2

3

4}, Marijn Brouwers^{1

2

3

4}, Gonneke Heerdink^{1

2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA, PhD, is an associate professor Clinical Neurology and Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
² Geert van den Brink, PhD, is a director, PA Education Program, HAN University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
³ Marijn Brouwers, PhD, PA Education Program, HAN University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
⁴ Gonneke Heerdink, MD, PA Education Program, HAN University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

PMID: 39116365
DOI: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000596

Abstract

The international growth of the physician assistant/associate (PA) profession provides opportunities for global exchange that PA faculty and clinicians should seek out and cultivate. Physician assistant/associate programs can benefit from the experiences and expertise of faculty educators from different backgrounds and countries. The Fulbright International Scholars Program is a well-established and recognized organization dedicated to supporting international exchange in higher education. This study describes the experience of an American PA who received a Fulbright Specialist Program award that provided the opportunity to collaborate with a Dutch PA program on improvement of their geriatric medicine didactic curriculum.

MeSH terms

Curriculum*
Geriatrics* / education
Humans
International Educational Exchange
Netherlands
Physician Assistants* / education
United States