Meet Susan Fernandes–PA and Doctor of Law and Policy
Dr. Susan Fernandes is an expert in health policy. She is also a skilled clinician. But Dr. Fernandes isn’t an
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Author: The PA Doctor
Are Physicians Overtrained? Is Physician Assistant Education Enough?
In last month’s issue of JAAPA (Journal of the American Academy of PAs), PAs James Cawley, Richard Dehn, and Dr.
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Why People Love to Hate Oceania University of Medicine: An Online Medical School Review
Oceania University of Medicine is the world’s first and only online medical school. While they’ve been around since 2002, they still haven’t gained much recognition or respect. But why? Is there something inherently wrong with online education or does it have more to do with “us vs them”?
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LECOM PA to DO Bridge: A Million Dollar Mistake?
Once upon a time, LECOM’s PA to DO bridge was novel and exciting. I’ve considered it many times. Their Accelerated Physician Assistant Pathway (APAP) is designed to bridge the gap between PA and physician. But it’s far from the perfect PA bridge program and doesn’t do much to incentive experienced PAs to matriculate.
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How I’m Covering the Cost of My DMSc Program
One of the last things any new graduate thinks about is adding to their student loan debt. Thankfully, I never really had this problem. But with tuition for the new Doctor of Medical Science program reaching up to $35,000, I had to decide how I was going to pay for it regardless.
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According to Science, Physician Assistants Provide Quality Care with Excellent Outcomes
What happens when you analyze 30 million patient visits by Advanced Practice Providers (PAs and NPs)? You discover that they
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No, Healthcare is Not a Right. But That’s Not the Problem.
I remember sitting in an undergraduate health policy class when the instructor resolutely declared that “healthcare is a basic human
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PA vs MD: Why Comparing Years of Training is Misleading
Mark Twain supposedly said that there are three types of lies: “lies, damned lies, and statistics.” One statistic I hear
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What’s up with the name of this blog? What is a PA Doctor?
One of the questions I often get is, “Why PA Doctor?” It’s kind of confusing, I’ll admit. But it piques
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Optimal Team Practice Updates: A State-by-State Breakdown of PA Full Practice Authority
A state-by-state breakdown of advances in Optimal Team Practice laws since January 2019.
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