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PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Bachelor's DegreeCIP: 51.0912

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Princess Anne, Maryland

    J.T. Williams Hall, Princess Anne, Maryland, 21853-1299

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningReading ComprehensionSpeakingCritical ThinkingJudgment and Decision MakingActive LearningWritingMonitoringTime ManagementService OrientationSocial PerceptivenessInstructingLearning Strategies

Knowledge

Medicine and DentistryEnglish LanguageBiologyPsychologyChemistryCustomer and Personal ServiceMathematicsTherapy and CounselingEducation and Training

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionNear VisionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityPerceptual SpeedSelective AttentionInformation Ordering

Tasks

  • Provide airway management interventions including tracheal intubation, fiber optics, or ventilary su
  • Respond to emergency situations by providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), basic cardiac life
  • Verify availability of operating room supplies, medications, and gases.
  • Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients.
  • Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal.
  • Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval.
  • Refer patients to other healthcare providers.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, an
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.

Technology

Medical softwareElectronic mail softwareData base user interface and query softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareWord processing softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling software

Tools

Anesthesia breathing bagsAnesthesia vaporizersArterial line cathetersAssist-control ventilation equipmentAutomated external defibrillators AEDAutomatic blood pressure cuffsBilevel positive airway pressure BPAP equipmentCapnographsCardiac output monitorsCentral venous pressure monitoring cathetersCoagulation monitorsContinuous positive airway pressure CPAP equipmentDigital spirometersDouble lumen tubesEchocardiography equipmentAnesthesia equipmentAnesthesia ventilatorsAnoscopesArterial blood gas monitoring equipmentArtery forcepsAspirating needlesAudiometersBinocular light compound microscopesBlood collection needlesBlood collection syringesBone marrow biopsy equipmentBreath alcohol testersBull dog nose clampsCanes3D movement analysis systems

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Anesthesiologist Assistants29-1071.01
  • Physician Assistants29-1071.00
  • Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary25-1071.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Complex airway management — autonomously execute advanced intubation techniques including video laryngoscopy and fiber-optic nasotracheal approaches for high-risk or anatomically difficult patients.
  • Full-spectrum emergency response — lead CPR, ACLS, and PALS interventions independently during unexpected intraoperative crises across surgical and obstetric environments.
  • Non-routine anesthesia delivery system failures — diagnose and resolve critical equipment malfunctions mid-procedure, ensuring uninterrupted patient safety in tertiary-care ORs.
  • High-acuity patient anesthetic plans — develop and execute individualized anesthesia strategies for patients with complex comorbidities across cardiac, neurological, and trauma cases.
  • Intraoperative critical decision-making — apply deductive and inductive reasoning to rapidly interpret deteriorating physiologic data and institute corrective interventions autonomously.
  • Multimodal analgesia and regional anesthesia techniques — perform nerve blocks and epidural placements independently across acute pain service cases in a hospital setting.
  • Anesthesiology knowledge currency — evaluate emerging pharmacological agents, monitoring technologies, and clinical trial findings and translate insights into updated practice standards.
  • Perioperative patient safety audits — independently review adverse event data, identify systemic risks, and implement corrective protocols within a department quality program.
  • Cross-disciplinary clinical coordination — serve as primary anesthesia liaison with surgical, critical care, and nursing teams to optimize perioperative patient outcomes.
  • Advanced documentation and reporting — produce comprehensive anesthesia records, incident reports, and outcome analyses using medical software and database tools in compliance with accreditation standards.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
37%
Placement Rate
53%