Name: Kailey Gonzalez

http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Fulltext/2007/09000/Physician_Assistant_Educ
Source #2 ation_in_the_United_States.14.aspx
Bibliography
(MLA or APA) Jones, P. Eugene. "Physician Assistant Education in the United
10 pts States." Academic Medicine 82.9 (2007): 882-87. Web.

Annotation:
(Describe ALL info. that might be
important for your paper. Explain to
the reader and/or summarize what
might be found in this source)
This academic journal discuss the role/ job position a Physicians Assistant has. It lists their
main job duties and discusses their role in the medical setting. This journal also discusses
education opportunities for PA schooling and types of programs there are. Expenses and
tuition fees are averaged, and the student demographics for PAs are evaluated. As shown
through this journal, the advancement of the PA job has increased and will likely continue
to grow in the following years.

35 pts

PAs are defined as health care professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician
Potential Quotes: supervision.
(Are there any significant quotes PAs conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests,
you can use or paraphrase from counsel on preventive health care, assist in surgery, and in virtually all states can write
this source?) prescriptions.
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.
15 pts (ARC-PA) is the sole accrediting agency responsible for establishing the standards for U.S.
PA education and for evaluating programs to ensure their compliance with the standards.
the total projected expenses incurred by PA students (including tuition, books, equipment,
and fees) for the duration of the program was $36,154 for residents and $43,628 for
nonresidents, or 41% of the same projected expenses incurred by medical students
the typical PA student was a 27-year-old white woman with a 3.4 overall grade point
average
PAs must graduate from an ARC-PA-accredited program and pass the Physician
Assistant National Certifying Exam
Four national PA organizationsthe AAPA, ARC-PA, NCCPA, and PAEA
*No page numbers, because it was on the website and it was not numbered.

This source is credible, because the author is well known and has a PhD. This is also an
Assessment: academic journal on the American Medical Colleges website. It had to be approved to be
(Analyze and explain why this placed on this website. It also is credible, because it is correctly cited with all references
source is credible) listed at the bottom.

15 pts

This journal is where I will pull most of my information from. I will use it to explain a PA and
Reflection: give facts about the job. Since my project is based on the pros and cons of becoming a PA
(How will you potentially use it?) rather than an MD, this article offers extensive research and correctly addresses all
aspects I must hit on to make my point. It will act as my primary resource, from which I will
25 pts pull the majority of quotes.

Writing the Annotated Bibliography Summary

This will be written in paragraph form. There are five parts to the annotated bibliography summary:
1. Source / Bibliography
Write the bibliographic entry according to MLA or APA guidelines. Make sure to indent the every line after the first by
clicking on paragraph, and changing the Special under Indentation to Hanging. Use the Purdue OWL website for help
if needed.

2. Summary
Provide a brief yet thorough summary of the main points discussed in the source, specifically the ones relating to your
topic. You should use at least one quote using correct parenthetical citation.

3. Potential Quotes
What quotes or information you can paraphrase (put into your own words) from this source? List any and all potential
quotes/information you might be able to use in your outline and paper.

4. Assessment / Evaluation of source

State why the source is reliable. Consider and address at least ONE of the following:
Does the URL indicate that the source is valid?
Educational source = .edu (valid) Commercial source = .com (often times heavily bias)

Government source = .gov (valid) Network source = .net (valid; some bias)

Nonprofit organization = .org (valid; some bias)

Is the author a recognized expert?
Is the author unbiased? Who published/sponsored the page? (Look for links like About Us, Philosophy,
Background, Bibliography)
Is the source current or out-of-date for your topic?
Are there links to other resources on the topic? Do they work?
Does it appear in a credible source? (E-library, Galileo, Galenet)
Is it in a reputable collection of criticisms, such as Contemporary Literary Criticism or Opposing Viewpoints?
Is the information well-documented or referenced?
If a book, explain why you considered this source credible.

5. Reflection
How does the book or article fit into your potential research? What does it add to your paper or ideas?
Was the source helpful to you? Does the source relate to your potential topic?
How and where can you use this source in your potential research project?
Make as many notes as you can so that you can come back to the source much later in the process without
having to reread the document in its entirety.
Make sure you address each of the 5 steps listed above. Write your Annotated Bibliography and submit it
using Google Docs.
Annotated Bibliography Rubric
4) Excellent: Almost nothing needs to be changed at all
3) Good: Well done, but there are one or more things to address to make it great
2) Attempted: Tried to address the criteria but has several things to change or add
1) Minimal: One sentence or less; or, does not really explain or analyze, etc.
0) Not present in the Annotated Bibliography Draft

Excellent Good Attempted Minimal Not Done

Bibliographies: 4 3 2 1 0
Are the bibliographies created correctly?
(MLA or APA format)

Annotation: 4 3 2 1 0
Did you explain to the reader and/or
summarize what you found in the source?

Potential Quotes: 4 3 2 1 0
Have you identified any
quotes/paraphrased info. that you can use
in your paper from this source?

Assessment: 4 3 2 1 0
Have you analyzed and explained why this
source is credible?

Reflection: 4 3 2 1 0
Have you considered and explained how
and why you will use this source in your
paper?

Total Points for this citation: ______________*5

Citation:
Jones, P. Eugene. "Physician Assistant Education in the United States." Academic Medicine 82.9
(2007): 882-87. Web.

This source relates exactly to my topic. Every point discussed is relatable to my project. The Physician
Assistant position is growing exponentially. As stated in the article, PAs are defined as health care
professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision (Eugene). This quote is the
general topic of the article, but it does go into greater detail. Job tasks and duties are evaluated and
explained, as related to their scope of practice. Also discussed in the journal is the schooling opportunities
for PAs, as well as the different programs they can invest in and tuition costs/ fees. The potential quotes I
will use will relate to these topics, such as PAs conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses,
order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health care, assist in surgery, and in virtually all states
can write prescriptions (Eugene). In discussing schooling I will be sure to mention pricing by
paraphrasing: School cost are virtually equivalent to normal cost in that tuition is $36,154 for residents
and $43,628 for nonresidents (Eugene). More quotes would include: PAs must graduate from an
ARC-PA-accredited program and pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (Eugene) Four
national PA organizationsthe AAPA, ARC-PA, NCCPA, and PAEA (Eugene) PAs are defined as
health care professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. (Eugene) PAs
conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive
health care, assist in surgery, and in virtually all states can write prescriptions. (Eugene). This source is
extremely credible in that it is posted on a scholarly journal website recognized by all sorts of medical
professionals. It is also published by a credible, recognized author. This source is the most helpful one I
have found so far. It relates to the entirety of my topic, and I can incorporate it throughout my project as a
main source. I would especially like to use it to address more students and give them a better grasp of the
subject. It adds scholarly information and resources to gather from.