Core Curriculum to Facilitate the Expansion of a Rheumatology Practice to Include Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

201816 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Benjamin J. Smith · Florida State University

Marcy B. Bolster · Massachusetts General Hospital

Barbara Slusher · The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Christine Stamatos · Northwell Health

Jeanne R. Scott · Cheshire Medical Center

Heather Benham · Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Salahuddin Kazi

Abstract

As rheumatology is facing workforce shortages, the ACR/ARHP rheumatology curriculum outline can be utilized to train NPs and PAs and create more efficient integration of NPs and PAs into rheumatology practice.

Topics & Keywords

Nursing Roles and Practices Interprofessional Education and Collaboration Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: Arthritis Care & Research

Volume 70, Issue 5, pp. 672-678

DOI: 10.1002/acr.23546

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