Physician Assistant: Medical Case Challenge

About this event

Physician Assistant: Medical Case Challenge is a new two-person team event for the Secondary and Postsecondary/Collegiate divisions, sponsored by the PA Education Association. In Round One each member takes a 50-question multiple-choice test in 60 minutes written from Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment and MedlinePlus; the team's average test score decides who advances. The test plan covers disease processes and terminology, every body system (circulatory and digestive weighted most), patient assessment (12 percent) and diagnosis (14 percent). In Round Two the team receives the documentation for a complex medical case and has 15 minutes to work through it, with their textbook and official resources allowed. They then present for 5 minutes to judges, using only their own notes, covering the patient information and clinical course in chronological order, the diagnosis and a complete treatment plan. Both members must take an active part. The 115-point rubric rewards an accurate diagnosis (20 points), the treatment plan (20), patient information and clinical course (15 each), organization and summary, delivery and balanced team participation. The average test score is added to the presentation score; ties go to the higher average test score.

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