The Intersection of Pedagogy and Andragogy in 3 + 2-Modeled Physician Assistant Programs: Five Lessons Learned.

The 5 lessons learned include the importance of scaffolding, explaining the "why," emphasizing knowledge acquisition, integrating novel learning experiences, and creating channels for communication. While each of these lessons will apply to all PA students, they may be particularly impactful to those in 3 + 2-modeled PA programs. Moving forward, PA education would benefit from research dedicated to PA programs with a preprofessional phase.