Correlation between physician assistant students’ performance score of history taking and physical exam documentation and scores of Graduate Record Examination, clinical year grade point average, and score of Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam in the United States

The objectives of this study were first, to determine if there was a correlation between scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) component testing and scores on graded H&Ps. The second objective was to identify a correlation between proficiency with H&P documentation and academic and clinical year grade point average (GPA) and Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) score. Subjects included 147 PA students from Wayne State University from 2014–2016. PA students visited local hospitals or outpatient clinics during the academic year to perform and document patient H&Ps.

本研究旨在达成两大目标：其一为明确研究生入学考试（Graduate Record Examination, GRE）分项成绩与经评分的病史与体检（History and Physical，简称H&P）文档得分之间是否存在相关性；其二为探究医师助理（Physician Assistant，简称PA）的H&P文档撰写熟练度，与其学业及临床学年平均学分绩点（Grade Point Average, 简称GPA）、医师助理国家认证考试（Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam, 简称PANCE）成绩之间的相关性。本研究的研究对象为2014至2016年间来自韦恩州立大学（Wayne State University）的147名PA专业学生，在学术学年期间，这些学生曾前往当地医院或门诊诊所，完成患者的病史采集与体格检查，并撰写对应的H&P文档。