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PROJECT ACCESS

Information Meeting

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What is Project Access?

  • Project Access has been a long-standing initiative supported by AAPA and the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA)
  • PAs and PA students visit middle and high schools to talk to historically marginalized minority students about the PA profession
  • Goal: to introduce the PA profession and enable students to ask questions while learning that the PA profession is indeed a great career option

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Last year - Project Access 2023

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This year - Save the Date!

  • During Block 4
  • NO CLASS on that day

Location: Smith Hall

You will get community service hours!

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What to Expect

Stations include:

  • Suturing
  • I&D
  • Tuning Fork tests (Weber & Rinne) + Reflexes
  • Anatomage demo
  • Tour of OSCE rooms
  • Tour of SIM rooms
  • Total: 2-3 hour session
    • Similar to our procedure day (multiple stations)
  • 8:00 am - set-up stations
  • 9:00 am - PA presentation in RM 108 (10-15 mins)
  • 60-90 mins of activities (small groups of 6-7 students)
    • 6 stations (1st floor study rooms) - 15 minutes each
  • 10 mins - clean up and administer surveys

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Roles and Responsibilities

Student Lead (1 student)

  • Point of contact for the session
  • Give brief talk/presentation at beginning of session

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Floaters (2 students):

  • Takes pictures (students will have signed a photo release beforehand)
  • Assists with reflexes and tuning fork stations
    • PA students are not allowed to perform the exercises on high schoolers, so we will need floaters to assist the station manager with the initial demos
    • Once the initial demo is complete, you can continue floating
  • Serves as timekeeper
  • Hand out surveys at the end of the day
  • Can assist in giving presentation with the student lead (if you so choose)

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Roles and Responsibilities

I&D station (1-2 students)

  • Provides demonstration, answers questions,

and engages students in the activity

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Suture station (2-3 students)

  • Will get the suture started, then cut the needle off to allow students to instrument tie on their own (high school students do not handle the needles)
  • Will monitor students for technique and answer questions

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Roles and Responsibilities

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Tuning Fork/Reflex station (2-3 students)

  • Perform initial demonstration with a floater
  • Assist students with technique while they practice on their partner
    • Remember, we are not allowed to put our hands on the students, even if they say it’s okay to do so
  • Please plan to bring your own tuning forks/reflex hammers and plan to allow students to use them

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Roles and Responsibilities

Tour of SIM/OSCE rooms (1-2 students)

  • Student lead(s) acts as tour guide– walks group of students up to SIM/OSCE rooms and stays with students throughout to answer questions

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OSCE/Checklist Demos (4 students)

  • 2 students demonstrate what a timed OSCE day is like (1 student wears white coat, 1 student is the Standardized Patient)
  • 2 students demonstrate what it’s like to practice checklists on one another

SIM Demo (1-2 students)

  • Explains SIM room to students with possible demonstration

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Questions?

Thank you for your time!