For this Assignment, you will create an organized resource portfolio with a minimum of five resources aligned to your desired profession in health science (Physician Assistant). These can include brochures, organizations, books, articles, websites, and more. Include a description for each resource including specific information. Feel free to refer to websites in previous units to help you in your search for useful resources.
Your portfolio should include resources for each of the following areas (1 resource for each):
Current issues
Professional association
Educational resource
Professional journal
Areas of current research
Each resource should be accompanied by a paragraph that includes the following information
What is the resource and what type of information/service does it provide?
Was the resource easy to find?
Do you believe the resource contains accurate information?
How do you see this resource useful to a health professional?
Requirements
For each resource, provide an APA formatted reference. Do not cut and paste references directly from the internet or another resource.
You are encouraged to use this template to help you with completing the Assignment.
Resource Portfolio
Current Issues
AAPA (2020). AAPA COVID-19 Resource Center. Retrieved from https://www.aapa.org/news-central/covid-19-resource-center/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=8ed34ac31dbdee9202e1f46d4c9daa022aecfffd-1596212879-0-AWBeJdh-JObmyk8dQ7PMz7Epb-lWpQf2Nl4Ig5N3knMcoe0oIrdGku7EaF3KRf_hWn6zuWg0eNfPcNv7l1eJOaM_fmggO_1Rjm6Y_XdS32futeXi7ZhPcXbU12arE6_yzQ8QErzCzZm1vVK2I9b3QUT2ug8XsHS7GRF4iOeD21GraMGzQ5Fn1FyanClGHgrcQB-6g7iUXM1wJ-aCOwI3t6xglr34AofW86HBNkfbLcpvjW_033cshmbrqomQa8nm4cEzuC9cTCZTgZ9mUNknOzTq-dB7ICI_0XEbIpiiUz5iS7Ky31J8pPBvTaURwihnJLW5Ali9_NoapWtWtc25JiyC14esC5T-YGF1L8UnxEe3T_p7En7_ZoCDguRvKR-dwA
The internet resource is for AARP and relates to the issue of COVID-19, including the role Of Pas in addressing the crisis that threatens the stability of the healthcare system in the United States. It includes information about how Pas can join in support of patients suffering from the disease amid an ongoing shortage of medical professionals to address the demand for health care services. The website is free and was easy to locate by searching for the role of PAs in the COVID-19 crisis. The AARP website contains accurate professional information, which can be used by Pas to understand their place in intervening during the current crisis.
Professional Association
AAPA (2020). About Us. Retrieved from https://www.aapa.org/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=261954bccc7edadc34009cf7eb06b0196c2d6c5d-1596215096-0-AcsrnDZhnGjP-1LnBUTHNpcjD-HGidSh4WO9jzBW1KCuJoF0n59YTAONVXdS-frTL_cLzvawbRwVyiPDf1wTG7DKNNGRcrJh4iHdnXR9Z3TAzRNA6XFKohZqhaRp0xZLWKVikisGmPwR5fzQnenC-t8AYSMX4Sa0ESxAkWzx9dAZUdQ6vdtYAX07nb0TpTbeM07B4e18SC08xpRzrV2yZxsZC8_rD6Gnt_4z_335JYKIOJl0b33uuiuE62sRrs8gAxZmA3zavv5v-57dQaIcgCgKIkJRjae1r1DzlXn5upoE-LZxpei9Iy8LH5pkw_TiOJrKwheqnraMNlVKCPYGyS4
The website belongs to AAPA (the American Academy of Pas), which is the professional body in the country committed to advancing the physician assistant profession. It includes information about the association, such as its mission, vision, and objectives, requirements for membership, and how to become a member. The association’s website was easy to locate since it is free and seeks to create awareness about the importance of the profession and what it is about. Furthermore, it has accurate information as a professional organization determined to create awareness and advance the field. It is helpful for PAs since it helps them to become members and train them about the career.
Educational Resource
Rodican, A. J. (2017). The Ultimate Guide to Getting Into Physician Assistant School. McGraw Hill Professional.
The book is an ultimate guide for individuals aspiring to pursue a career as physician assistants. It speaks to first-time applicants, reapplicants, or and those interested in the profession and guides them about how they can enter into and pursue the career successfully. The book was easy to locate by typing education resources or simply books about the PA profession. It is an academic resource or source of information created from detailed research on the topic of PAs and their role in dealing with various medical crises, especially amid the shortage of physicians. PAs can benefit from the book to understand their career and how they can be effective during the modern demanding health care environment.
Professional Journal
Huh, S. (2020). How to train the health personnel for protecting themselves from novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection during their patient or suspected case care. Journal of educational evaluation for health professions, 17, 10.
The professional journal includes information about the need to train health care providers, including PAs, on how to protect themselves from the highly infectious new coronavirus. Since PAs are playing a key role in intervening to treat infected persons, they should also learn about the ways to protect themselves from infection. The journal was easy to locate from Google Scholar, which is an online database with numerous professional resources. It is a peer-reviewed article, which means that it contains accurate information relating to the protection of health care providers amid COVID-19. The journal is helpful for PAs since it trains them to integrated protective measures in their practice to remain safe from infection. Areas of
Current Research
Research efforts underway (2020). Retrieved from https://www.lji.org/covid-19/research-efforts-underway/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwgo_5BRDuARIsADDEntSpegq0kDvKLzfX4C4nroOQ1ahSVhmGppLVkDJhUbiqmxOMydCQqW4aAkhbEALw_wcB
The resource indicates one of the areas of current research in the role of PAs in COVID-19 are efforts to make medical discoveries to treat the new coronavirus. Being a new strain of virus, the resource suggests the need for all medical professionals, including PAs, to join in the attempt to create an effective treatment for the disease. The resource is free and easy to locate by searching for new areas of study associated with COVID-19. It includes verified and accurate information about the disease and the need for effective treatment. PAs can use the source to understand their place in the effort to solve the ongoing crisis.