{"title":"A Case for Specific Education of Advanced Practice Providers in Allergy & Immunology: Results of a Gap Analysis and Targeted Needs Assessment.","authors":"Maureen Bauer, Chad Stickrath, Dan Atkins","doi":"10.12688/mep.20586.2","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Advanced practice providers (APPs) are increasingly utilized throughout the health care system including in subspeciality practices.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A nationwide preliminary gap analysis and targeted needs assessment was conducted to examine the current onboarding/clinical training experiences of APPs in Allergy & Immunology (A&I).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At present, training in A&I in NP/PA school is typically limited. The onboarding/clinical training APPs receive at practice sites upon entering A&I varies with most APPs feeling only somewhat comfortable providing A&I care upon completion of their training period.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results of a nationwide gap analysis and targeted needs assessment identify the need for further education specific for APPs in A&I and consideration of standardization of the onboarding process at clinical practice sites.</p>","PeriodicalId":74136,"journal":{"name":"MedEdPublish (2016)","volume":"14 ","pages":"236"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11976216/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"MedEdPublish (2016)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.12688/mep.20586.2","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Introduction: Advanced practice providers (APPs) are increasingly utilized throughout the health care system including in subspeciality practices.
Methods: A nationwide preliminary gap analysis and targeted needs assessment was conducted to examine the current onboarding/clinical training experiences of APPs in Allergy & Immunology (A&I).
Results: At present, training in A&I in NP/PA school is typically limited. The onboarding/clinical training APPs receive at practice sites upon entering A&I varies with most APPs feeling only somewhat comfortable providing A&I care upon completion of their training period.
Conclusions: Results of a nationwide gap analysis and targeted needs assessment identify the need for further education specific for APPs in A&I and consideration of standardization of the onboarding process at clinical practice sites.