The role of urgent care centers in headache management: a quality improvement project

Table 3 Examples of Prerequisites Needed To Work at Urgent Care Locations Provided

Question	Providers’ Responses^a
	N = 4
What are the prerequisites for Physician Assistants to work at the site?	Trained with family medicine or internal medicine Graduate from a Physician Assistant program 1 year of urgent care experience after PA certification 2 years of urgent care experience after PA certification
	N = 5
What are the prerequisites for Nurse Practitioners to work at the site?	At least 2 years of nursing background in critical care or EM (n = 2) Must have FM or IM training Graduation from Nurse practitioner program Nurse Practitioner Master’s Degree, board certified – 1 year on the job fellowship training
	N = 8
What are the prerequisites for Physicians to work at the site?	At least 1 year of experience and must be IM or FM doctor Must have 1–2 years of outpatient experience At least 2 years of emergency experience Must have ACGME residency and board certification in primary specialty (n = 3) Complete residency and have at least 2 years of urgent care management after residency completion

^aThe “n” varied because not all sites had all types of providers i.e. some sites did not have nurse practitioners or physician assistants. Thus, this question was not applicable for some sites

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