# Possible Topics ## HR 1685, Section 2 Instituting Borrowing Parity for Physician Assistant Students Under the Federal Direct Loan Program ## HR 1685, Section 4 Grants for PA programs at HBCUs and PBI (Predominantly Black Institutions) ## Exploring the role of HBCUs in medical education (doctors): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6111265/ ## Report on the future of HBCUs in general https://www.aplu.org/library/repositioning-hbcus-for-the-future-access-success-research-and-innovation/file ## HR 1686, Section 2 Expanding Clinical Training Opportunities for Physician Assistants https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23581001 This very small abstract mentions "lack of advanced training opportunities" as affecting PAs' ability to treat substance abuse. Reasonably infer that more training opportunities would include more advanced opportunities. See if you can find that specific section of this article. ## Does clinical training influence job placement? Yes. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-2923.2003.01472.x ## Generic Evidence / Resources ## CARES: Collaboration and Rural Expansion of Services Part of the Wisconsin Academy of PAs https://www.wapa.org/page/PALawModWis https://www.wapa.org/general/custom.asp?page=Presentations2018 Lots of links on the second page! ## PDF w/ extensive endnotes https://www.chcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/PhysicianAssistantsScopePracticeLaws.pdf ## An older paper useful for setting the context/importance of expanding PAs http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.579.9472&rep=rep1&type=pdf ## Includes policy Implications https://healthforce.ucsf.edu/sites/healthforce.ucsf.edu/files/publication-pdf/2.%202010-02_The_Increasing_Role_of_Medical_Ass ## Overview of PA Education https://web.b.ebscohost.com/abstract?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=site&authtype=crawler&jrnl=19419430&AN=37009657&h=dsiIgXGv%2bS3ypp2Hqfi69oGuYZYhsAsDfu1%2bBHQ6gz10zHhVpy2h2%2buwKX%2f0fznm%2bBfjYRmpPvmzbv6MrzKctg%3d%3d&crl=c&resultNs=AdminWebAuth&resultLocal=ErrCrlNotAuth&crlhashurl=login.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26profile%3dehost%26scope%3dsite%26authtype%3dcrawler%26jrnl%3d19419430%26AN%3d37009657