The Journal of Physician Assistant Education is the Association's official journal. This peer-reviewed quarterly publication was renamed in 2006, after eight years of publication as Perspective on Physician Assistant Education.

JPAE is dedicated to advancing PA education by publishing scholarly manuscripts germane to PA educators and by providing a forum for the sharing of ideas and innovations that will enhance the education of PA students.

Submissions

Submissions are the lifeblood of any journal, and PAEA faculty members and others with an interest in PA education are encouraged to submit manuscripts for publication. Manuscripts intended for peer review (ie. research and special articles) must be submitted through the journal's eJournalPress Web portal at http://jpae.msubmit.net/. All other articles, ie, those intended for feature sections, should be submitted directly to the appropriate feature editor (see below). Unsolicited editorials are discouraged. If you have questions about submission, please contact JPAE Managing Editor Jeanette Smith at jsmith@PAEAonline.org; (703) 548-5538, ext. 304.

All manuscripts should conform to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals and to the requirements of the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 10th ed. Samples of reference formats can also be found on the National Library of Medicine Web site.

Resources

Useful writing resources: How to Write a Paper for a Scientific Journal | Writing Readable Prose

You may also wish to scan the list of potential research topics developed by the PAEA Research Institute.

Features

The journal also publishes articles under a number of feature sections. Submissions for these features should be sent directly to the feature editors. If you would like to submit an article to a particular feature, please contact the feature editor to discuss your idea in advance.

Abstracts and Brief Reports
David Asprey, PhD, PA-C
University of Iowa
david-asprey@uiowa.edu

Publishes short, focused communications on a research endeavor relevant to PA education or behavior. Submissions should be limited to approximately 1,500 words and one or two exhibits (tables or illustrations). The intent of this feature is to promulgate new information and provide a platform for additional research.

Academic Law
Patricia Bergeson, JD
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
ptbergeson@yahoo.com

Legal issues that affect those working in academic environments. Articles are typically written by the feature editor. Suggestions for topics to be covered are welcome. 

Cultural Perspectives
Patricia Kelly, PhD, MMSc, PA-C
University of Arkansas for Medical Science
pjkelly@uams.edu

Issues relating to culture, ethnicity, and diversity, and how PA programs address these issues in such areas as recruiting and retaining faculty and in educating PA students for practice in an increasingly diverse and culturally aware world.

Evidence-Based Medicine
Patricia Ragan, PhD, MPH, PA-C
Brenda Quincy, PhD, MPH, PA-C
Elon University
pragan@elon.edu
bquincy@elon.edu

Approaches to teaching EBM. Areas of interest might include reviews of EBM resources; mini-tutorials in areas such as statistics, epidemiology, and study design; ethical, historical, or philosophical perspectives of EBM; and discussion of practice or technological tools that enhance application of EBM.

Exploring Medicine through the Arts
Lisa Walker, MPAS, PA-C
Franklin Pierce University
walkerl@franklinpierce.edu

Presentation and discussion of the arts as they relate to medicine. Appropriate submissions include photographs of paintings or other artwork related to illness or the practice of medicine, with accompanying descriptions, as well as poems, short stories, and other literary forms.

Global Perspectives
Luppo Kuilman, MPA
Hanze University Groningen, The Netherlands
l.kuilman@pl.hanze.nl

Global issues relevant to PA education. Appropriate topic areas include international clinical student placements, development of PA-type programs in other countries, global or immigrant health care curriculum issues, and first-person reports of international PA educational activities.

Higher Education
Martha Petersen, MPH, PA-C
University of Bridgeport 
mpeterse@bridgeport.edu

All aspects of the broader enterprise of American higher education, especially as they relate to PA educators, and to aid and inspire PA faculty to take on greater roles in academic citizenship at their institutions. Topics might include history, academic freedom, organization and governance, research and scholarship, and faculty and personnel policies 

Just Ethics
Diane Ranieri, MA, RPAC
Stony Brook University
diane.ranieri@stonybrook.edu

Insights, experiences, and literature on how PA educators do and should teach ethics. All who teach professional behavior and bioethics are invited to share their personal insights, experiences, and approaches to teaching this foundational and essential topic. 

Medical Director Dialogue
Michael Greenberg, MD, MBA
Lockhaven University
mgreenbe@lhup.edu

Ideas on the role of medical directors in PA programs.

Postgraduate PA Education
Patrick Knott, PhD, PA-C
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
patrick.knott@rosalindfranklin.edu

Ideas and materials on any issue relating to physician assistant postgraduate education.

Student Forum
Ashley Thrasher, Wake Forest University 
saaapapaea2@yahoo.com

Articles by students or concerned with student activities. 

Technology and Education
Allan Platt, MMSc, PA-C
Emory University School of Medicine
aplatt@emory.edu

All aspects of technology as it relates to education of PA students.

For assistance or questions, contact the journal's Associate Editor Elizabeth Alesbury at ealesbury@PAEAonline.org; (703) 548-5538, ext. 307; or Managing Editor Jeanette Smith at jsmith@PAEAonline.org; (703) 548-5538, ext. 304.

Indexing

Articles in JPAE are indexed in the following bibliographic and abstract databases:

SCOPUS (Elsevier)

EMBASE (Elsevier)

CINAHL (EBSCO Publishing)

The Journal of Physician Assistant Education (JPAE) is now indexed in the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database. About 5,000 titles are indexed and included in MEDLINE, which is  the principal online bibliographic citation database of the National Library of Medicine’s MEDLARS® system, which is used internationally to provide access to the world's biomedical journal literature. Citations from the articles indexed, the indexing terms, and the English abstract printed in the journal will be included and searchable using PubMed. PubMed comprises more than 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. PubMed citations and abstracts include the field of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences.

How to Order

The Journal of Physician Assistant Education is published quarterly. All faculty at PAEA member programs receive free copies. The yearly rate is $75.00 in the United States and $95.00 overseas.

To subscribe, contact:

Ashley Smith
Administrative Assistant
Phone: (703) 548-5538, ext. 302
asmith@PAEAonline.org

Advertising

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