Table 1 Expected and actual roles compared to previous experience in primary care – the expectation-preparedness gap
From: Acceptability of physician associate interns in primary care: results from a service evaluation
Potential roles | Experience prior to Internship (n = 9) | Expectation-preparedness gap | Expected to do at baseline (n = 9) | Undertaking at end of the Internship (n = 7) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical contact activities | |||||
Book-on-day (acute) appointments | 4 (44%) | 9 (100%) | 6 (86%) | ↓ | |
Long term condition reviews | 2 (22%) | 8 (89%) | 5 (71%) | ↓ | |
Home visits | 3 (33%) | 7 (78%) | 6 (86%) | ↑ | |
Pre-booked (routine) appointments | 5 (56%) | 6 (67%) | 5 (71%) | ↑ | |
Visits to care/nursing homes | 2 (22%) | 5 (56%) | 6 (86%) | ↑ | |
Minor surgery | 1 (11%) | 2 (22%) | 0 (0%) | ↓ | |
Duty (on-call) roles | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ←→ | |
Activities outside of clinical contact | |||||
Results handling | 2 (22%) | 8 (89%) | 3 (43%) | ↓ | |
Processing incoming letters/reports | 0 (0%) | 6 (67%) | 3 (43%) | ↓ | |
Generating outbound letters/reports | 0 (0%) | 6 (67%) | 2 (29%) | ↓ | |
Quality improvement activities | 0 (0%) | 4 (44%) | 5 (71%) | ↑ | |
MDT meetings | 2 (22%) | 4 (44%) | 3 (43%) | ←→ | |
Teaching others | 0 (0%) | 1 (11%) | 3 (43%) | ↑ | |