Professionalism in PA Education with Carey Barry

Join Dr. Trenton Honda, editor-and-chief for the Journal of PA Education, as he chats with Carey Barry about her research article, “Professionalism in Physician Assistant Education as a Predictor of Future Licensing Board Disciplinary Actions,” recently published ahead of print for the September issue of JPAE. The two discuss her interests in PA professionalism, her hypothesis and background of this first-of-its-kind study, putting together a strong research team, and the overall experiences of an emerging researcher.

 

This episode is sponsored by Sentinel U. For more information, visit them online at sentinelu.com.

 

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Guest bio

Carey Barry is Chair and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Medical Sciences at Northeastern University. She brings over twenty years of clinical experience as a surgical PA into the classroom as a PA educator. She has practiced in a variety of surgical specialties including vascular surgery, cardiac surgery, and plastic surgery. Prior to becoming a physician assistant, she worked as a medical technologist in a community hospital laboratory. She served on the PAEA Exam Development Board for six years as an item writer and content expert. She is the 2019 recipient of the PAEA Don Pedersen grant as principal investigator in a multi-institution study. She is a Distinguished Fellow, American Academy of PAs (AAPA) and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of PA Education (JPAE). She considers herself an emerging researcher and is a PhD student in Personal Health Informatics at Northeastern University. Her research interests include PA education, personal health informatics/technology, and data visualization.

 

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