The Department of Physician Assistant Studies proud to support staff and faculty in engaging in research and scholarship with the goal to serve the Commonwealth and beyond. Faculty in our department have research interests that focus on the scholarship of teaching and learning in medical education, understanding the role and outcomes of PAs in the health workforce and translational and interdisciplinary research.
Grants and Collaborations
Our success is built upon our many collaborations in Kentucky, nationally and internationally. The grant support (recent or current) of Health Resource and Service Administration (HRSA), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA), American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA), PA Education Association (PAEA) and Council of Postsecondary Education (CPE) have provided us the opportunity to implement change that supports our students while attempting to improve access to health care and increase medical knowledge in our future PA workforce.
Training Students and Disseminating Our Work
Through interprofessional teamwork, our faculty and staff engage in numerous projects, and we are proud to see their work presented and published regionally, nationally and internationally.
All of our PA residents and Master’s PA students engage in research projects during their training at UK. Through faculty mentorship we seek to build PAs who think critically, ask questions and seek answers through developing evidence-based medicine.
- Distance Traveled for Health Care by Transgender Patients in Central Kentucky
- Knowledge and Perceptions of the PA Profession Among Undergraduate Pre-PA students in Kentucky
- Access to Transportation Among Rural Populations & Considerations for Health
- Exploring the Differences in Healthcare Utilization and Delivery Between English and Non-English Speaking Patient Populations
- A Qualitative Analysis of Physician Assistant Leadership in Kentucky
- Opioid and Medication Assisted Treatment Prescription Patterns in Nonrural and Rural Kentucky
- Effect of COVID-19 on Burnout in Urban vs. Rural Kentucky Primary Care Providers
- Descriptive Analysis of Patient Demographics, Length of Hospitalization and Administered Medications within the UK Healthcare Inpatient Hospital Population
- The Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Events in UK Healthcare Pediatric Patients: A Descriptive Demographic Study
- Examination of Social Determinants of Health, Obesity Rates, & Health Outcomes at the UK Pediatric High BMI Clinic
- A Few Minutes with a Multidisciplinary Clinic
- The Effects of Interpreter Utilization on Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review
- Barriers To Access of Care in Cardiac Rehabilitation Amongst People of Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Evaluation of Physician Assistant Leadership & Administrative Roles within the Hospital Setting
- The Correlation Between Preoperative Glucose Control and Postoperative Surgical Site Infections
- Provider Identified Barriers To Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Access to PTSD-Treatment: Pre-SARS-CoV-2 vs. Post-SARS-CoV-2
- PA-C Representation on Kentucky Hospital Boards and PA-S Interest in Leadership Roles
- Barriers To Utilization Of Telemedicine For Patient Encounters: A Provider Perspective
Mindfulness practices & depression in rural KY adults
Patient perspective in team-based care in rural KY
Provider perceptions and recommendations regarding pediatric screen time
Kentucky PA-C preparedness to treat patients with ongoing SUD
Literature review of COVID-19 rates and outcomes among minority populations
Provider perception of shift work on quality of care in the ED
Leadership competency development in an interprofessional education module
Graduate student perceptions of mental health services via telemedicine
Thyroid cancer diagnoses in Kentucky and patient demographics
Healthcare provider perceptions regarding care of transgender patients
Adolescents depression and problematic internet use
Provider screening practices for adverse childhood events
Patient perceptions of colorectal cancer screening and social determinants of health
Cultural competency training and preparedness among Kentucky PA-Cs
Job Satisfaction of Rural Kentucky Physician Assistants
Barriers to lung cancer screening in rural KY primary care
Examination of Kentucky PA-C scope of practice
Healthcare provider perception of shift work and quality of life measures
Patient perception of telemedicine at internal medicine clinic
Interprofessional practice and perceptions among rural PA-Cs
Current Grants
Physician Assistants at UK St Claire. Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund Partnership. CPE. PI: Virginia Valentin, $320,000
A Healthier Appalachia through PA training in Primary Care and Behavioral Health. HRSA. PI: Shelley Irving, $1,741,776.
For questions contact Mr. Daniel Potter.
859-323-4794
daniel.potter15@uky.edu