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School of Physician Assistants

The school of Physician Assistant, one of four Schools in TNIMA, was established in 1965 under a joint venture between the Liberian Government, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization (WHO) to train mid-level health care professionals. These health care professionals (PAs) work independently, especially, at health posts, clinics and health centers that are usually several miles for the hospital or medical doctor using the basic concepts of primary health care (PHC) and the referral system. Additional, the Physician Assistant can also working Urban setting to enhance the patient’s management and the seriously ill. The program at present offered a three years period and a Diploma is awarded.   

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION 

Physician Assistant program graduates are eligible to sit for the Physician Asst. National Certification Examination administered by the Liberia National Physician Assistant Examination Boards. The certification is only issued to successful candidates.

ACCREDITATION 

The Physician Assistant program is fully accredited by the Liberia national Physician Assistant Association (LINPAA) and the Liberia medical & dental Association Board (LMDA). To legally practice medicine as a Physician Assistant in Liberia, the Physician Assistant must passed the State Board Exams administered by the Physician Assistant Association Board of Examiners & lice-sure and is licensed.

MANY ROLES OF THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

  • Doctor’s substitute is areas where there is no medical doctors.
  • Provide emergency treatment to the injured.
  • Statistician: Records birth, morbidity mortality (Infant, and maternal etc) for the Ministry of health. Nutritionist: Adyises and demonstrates to the people of his community the important of a good balance diet. Recognizes the sign and symptoms of diseases related to malnutrition and under nutrition etc.
  • Midwife: where no trained midwife is available conducts a prenatal clinics, postnatal cares both mother and child etc. family Planning & Reproductive Health: Encourages families to space their children properly for better health of mother and child, decides on the number of children to have etc. Health Education: Helps the community to become aware and seek out the services of available health personnel teach the importance of vaccination etc.

PROFESSIONAL UTILIZATION & EDUCATION 

The graduate Physician Assistant is used at every levels of the health deliver system of Liberian and in countries with physician or medical assistant program. The physician Assistant can earn a diploma, Esc, MA, and can specialized in Emergency medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, etc.

The physician Assistant is the leader of the community health team. The Physician Assistant School has graduated hundreds of Liberian who are contributing immensely to the Health Care Delivery System of Liberia

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