The Journal of Physician Assistant Education
Exploring People With Serious Mental Illness Recommendations for Physician Assistant Education
Introduction People with serious mental illness (SMI) are a vulnerable population with poor health outcomes who also experience challenges interacting with health providers. This study aimed to explore the perceptions and recommendations of people with SMI for the development of physician assistant (PA) curriculum using the Socio-Ecological Model of Health framework (SEM). No known previous studies have explored the attitudes of people with SMI about their mental illness care to inform curriculum. Methods People wi …