The dissertation defense will be open and held virtually.
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The PhD in Translational Health Sciences Program is proud to announce the Dissertation Defense of:
PhD Candidate: Stephen Robie, MSHS/MPH, PA-C
Exploring Negotiated Autonomy in the Physician-Physician Assistant Collaborative Dyad
Dissertation Committee Chair: Tamara Ritsema, PhD, MPH, PA-C/R
August 9, 2024, at 11-1 pm ET
Physician Assistants are integral members of multidisciplinary medical care teams who practice medicine under the supervision of physicians through a process characterized as negotiated autonomy. Though noted in work-force literature, the mechanics of how negotiated autonomy operates in real-time have not been described. This qualitative, grounded theory study explores and develops an operational model of PA-physician collaboration and collaboration at the point of care in urban, academic emergency departments to inform PA education and early career development.