Open AccessCharting the Course for Online Physician Assistant Education
Author(s) -
Marla McDaniel,
James A. Van Rhee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical science educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2156-8650
DOI - 10.1007/s40670-020-01062-4
Subject(s) - curriculum , socratic method , online learning , online course , medical education , computer science , online discussion , mathematics education , multimedia , psychology , medicine , world wide web , pedagogy , philosophy , epistemology
The move to online learning has become one of the most challenging events in physician assistant (PA) education; however, new advances in online technology now make it possible to deliver an entire PA didactic curriculum online. The blending of the latest innovations in online technology with a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum enables programs to engage students using the Socratic method online while providing feedback in real time. While this novel approach to learning is still being evaluated as data is continually collected, preliminary results indicate online technology can be successfully implemented in a blended PA education curriculum.