作者：Eric D. Lehman，副教授，通讯专家
2022年3月18日，澳门新葡京博彩官网（新葡京博彩）为医师助理（PA）学生举行了一年一度的“白大褂典礼”。
The ceremony occurs at the midpoint of 新葡京博彩’s 28-month 医师助理项目 and symbolizes the transition from the didactic phase to clinical learning. 在诊所里识别我们学生的重要标志之一是他们的白大褂上有新葡京博彩 PA的标志。 在仪式上，白大褂被授予每个学生，以表彰进入课程临床阶段的成就。
“In our program, the first year is the didactic year, focusing on developing fundamental medical knowledge and understanding evidence-based practice,” explains administrative coordinator 克里斯汀Fleahman, MSEd, “so, the White Coat Ceremony is a celebratory time. 学生们终于可以应用他们所学的技能，并与其他医疗服务提供者和私人助理一起接受培训，获得现实世界的经验。”
PAs是医疗保健系统中日益增长的一部分。 For more than a decade, 澳门新葡京博彩官网’s 医师助理协会 has offered the PA master’s degree program to address this demand. 课程强调全球健康、预防医学和使所有患者受益的综合方法。 Since its inception, the program’s graduates have had remarkable success on the 医师助理全国执业资格考试 (PANCE), with 98% of first-time test takers achieving a passing score.
This year, 37 students received their white coats from the director of the PA Institute, 劳伦Weindling. 学生家属出席了仪式，这是一个受欢迎的景象，因为近年来由于疫情，客人无法参加这个仪式。 In the faculty address, medical director 理查德·托雷斯博士 spoke about the significance of the white coat and its role in distinguishing medical professionals. Makayla威廉姆斯她回顾了同学们的许多成功案例，并为他们未来在临床轮转方面的努力提出了建议。 The Director of Academic Affairs for the PA program, Professor 凯蒂Bisceglie, led the students in the PA oath.
现在，学生们将进入为期一年的严格临床课程，包括内科、急诊医学、儿科、妇产科、行为健康、家庭医学、普通外科和一门学生自选的选修课。 最近，该项目增加了一个额外的临床见习岗位，致力于让学生接触到服务不足或代表性不足的特殊人群。 学生在医院、初级保健办公室、住宅设施和诊所完成这些见习工作。 有许多不同的选择，包括骨科，心胸外科，皮肤科，甚至移植手术。
克里斯汀•弗莱曼表示：“这是一次宝贵的经历，因为他们对自己想从事的领域有了更好的认识。” “这是这个行业吸引人的地方，他们毕业后可以横向流动，可以选择在不同的领域工作。”
For more information about 澳门新葡京博彩官网医师助理研究所 call 1.800.392.3582 or email 克里斯汀Fleahman at cfleahma@bridgeport.edu.
Eric D. Lehman is the director of publications and associate professor of English at University of Bridgeport. He is the author or editor of 22 books, including “New England Nature, A History of Connecticut Food,” and “Bridgeport: Tales from the Park City.” His biography of Charles Stratton, “Becoming Tom Thumb,” won the Henry Russell Hitchcock Award from the Victorian Society of America and was chosen as one of the American Library Association’s outstanding university press books of the year. His novella “Shadows of Paris” and novel “9 Lupine Road” were finalists for the Connecticut Book Award. He has been consulted on diverse subjects and quoted by The Atlantic Monthly, USA Today, the BBC, the History Channel, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, and The Wall Street Journal.