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diagnosis; 4) health maintenance; 5) clinical intervention; 6) pharmaceutical
therapeutics and 7) applying basic science concepts. A correlation between entry-level
skills practiced in prior work experience and student performance on the exit-level
skills identified on the NCE was expected to demonstrate significant
correlations, however findings in this study did not support this hypothesis. Table 1
aligns entry-level skills on the left with exit-level skills on the right for comparison.
Applicants who have prior experience in an entry-level skill should perform better in
the compatible exit skill.
Table 2
Comparison of Entry-Level Skills with Exit-Level Skills
Entry Skills (Exit Skills)
Skill1: History Taking and Physical
Examination
PANCE1: History Taking and
Perform Physical Examination
Skill 2: Vital signs/EKG interpretation
Bacterial culture interpretation
PANCE2: Using Laboratory &
Diagnostic Studies
Skill 3: EKG interpretation/culture
interpretation
PANCE3: Formulating Most
Likely Diagnosis
Skill 4: Patient education PANCE4: Health Maintenance
Skill 5: PANCE5: Clinical Intervention
Skill 6: Injections/Medications/
Respiratory therapy
PANCE6: Pharmaceutical
Therapeutics
Skill 7: Microscopic evaluation of Blood,
Urine, Gram-stained specimens
PANCE7: Basic Science Concepts
Object Description
| Title | A predictive valdity study: correlation of admission variables with program completion and student performance on the National Certification Examination in a physician assistant program |
| Author | Middleton, Delores E. |
| Author email | delores.middleton@rcc.edu; lolokinard@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-08-29 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-10-18 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Jimenez y West, Ilda |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Cole, Darnell Hocevar, Dennis J. |
| Abstract | The purpose of this investigation was to examine the reliability and predictive validity of the of admission data in predicting student success in completing a community college-based physician assistant program and their performance on the National Certification Examination (NCE). The files of 170 graduates were reviewed and the following data was complied: 1) science grade point average (GPAsci), 2) cumulative grade point average (GPAcum), 3) reference letter ratings, 4) personal statement ratings, and 5) work experience -- each identified as a predictor measure in this study. The criterion measures identified in the study were 1) program completion, 2) performance on the NCE, and 3) skills. Findings demonstrated variations in the degree of relationship among predictor measures and criterion measures. The GPAsci demonstrated the greatest degree of correlation with student outcome in comparison with other predictor measures, which is consistent with previous research. Overall, the research demonstrated that there was practical significance or potentially significance correlations between the majority of the predictor measures. |
| Keyword | admission variable; criterion measures; national certification examination; criterion related evidence; reliability and predictive validy; prior academic achievement; letters of reference; personal statement; work experience |
| Coverage date | 1999/2005 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1678 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Middleton, Delores E. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Middleton-2420 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume32/etd-Middleton-2420.pdf |
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| Title | Page 54 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 46 diagnosis; 4) health maintenance; 5) clinical intervention; 6) pharmaceutical therapeutics and 7) applying basic science concepts. A correlation between entry-level skills practiced in prior work experience and student performance on the exit-level skills identified on the NCE was expected to demonstrate significant correlations, however findings in this study did not support this hypothesis. Table 1 aligns entry-level skills on the left with exit-level skills on the right for comparison. Applicants who have prior experience in an entry-level skill should perform better in the compatible exit skill. Table 2 Comparison of Entry-Level Skills with Exit-Level Skills Entry Skills (Exit Skills) Skill1: History Taking and Physical Examination PANCE1: History Taking and Perform Physical Examination Skill 2: Vital signs/EKG interpretation Bacterial culture interpretation PANCE2: Using Laboratory & Diagnostic Studies Skill 3: EKG interpretation/culture interpretation PANCE3: Formulating Most Likely Diagnosis Skill 4: Patient education PANCE4: Health Maintenance Skill 5: PANCE5: Clinical Intervention Skill 6: Injections/Medications/ Respiratory therapy PANCE6: Pharmaceutical Therapeutics Skill 7: Microscopic evaluation of Blood, Urine, Gram-stained specimens PANCE7: Basic Science Concepts |
