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The PA profession in Liberia: A case study in pioneering innovation and resiliency.
Oliphant, John; Kennedy, Jallah.
  • Oliphant J; John Oliphant is director of the global public health program being developed in the College of Health Sciences and Technology at Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology (RIT). He also is an associate professor in the PA program at RIT and assistant medical director of associate health at the University of Rochester Medical Center: Thompson Health in Canandaigua, N.Y. Jallah Kennedy is executive director and a research scientist at Roads To Health in Galloway, N.J., and Monrovia, Liberia, and a
JAAPA ; 35(10): 56-61, 2022 Oct 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2274850
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ABSTRACT In Liberia, the physician assistant (PA) profession began in the mid-1960s. PAs have had a major role in providing access to healthcare for patients, many of whom live in poverty and reside in remote areas where access to physicians may be severely limited. In 1964, representatives from UNICEF selected Agnes N. Dagbe, MS, RN, to be the first director of a new PA program to be developed at the Tubman National Institute of Medical Arts. Dagbe was sent to Russia to learn about their feldsher profession, which served as a significant source of inspiration for the newly emerging PA profession in Liberia. To date, Liberia has faced extreme shortages of physicians, the ravages of two brutal civil wars over a 14-year period (1989-2003), as well as outbreaks of the Ebola and COVID-19 viruses. Now, more than 54 years since the first class graduated, PAs are vital for the delivery of essential healthcare services for the citizens of Liberia.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Physician Assistants / Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: JAAPA Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Physician Assistants / Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: JAAPA Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article