PA 612 Masters Capstone Project
This course builds on first year courses (Evidence-Based Practice, Healthcare Delivery, and Population Health and Wellness) and is designed to allow the PA student to complete a Masters Capstone Service Learning Project in the community under the guidance of the research advisor and approved community advisor. The Masters Capstone project is two-fold: (1) Community Project: In small groups, students will develop a community service learning project based on a real-life community need. The groups will develop a research question, search and analyze the literature, then develop and implement the community service learning project. Students will present a scholarly poster on their topic; and (2) Scholarly Paper: Student will identify a scholarly question on a clinical, global health, or PA education topic, search and analyze the literature, then develop a scholarly paper of publishable quality in a peer-reviewed journal (i.e. JAAPA, Clinical Review, PA Professional, Journal of PA Education, etc.).
Prerequisite
Completion of the pre-clinical year of Physician Assistant Studies or program permission