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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Full Practice Authority and Responsibility For Physician Assistants/Associates
Optimal Team Practice (OTP) is the current battle cry for PAs focused on the future of the profession. But before
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How to Explain Physician Assistant vs Physician Associate to Your Boss
One of the greatest issues facing physician assistants (PAs) is that of a name change. But this isn’t a new
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Doctor of Medical Science Legislation “Not Palatable” to Physicians
The first Doctor of Medical Science program for PAs was created at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) in Harrogate, Tennesee. It
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Why Nobody Cares About a Physician Assistant to MD Bridge Program
I’m not ashamed to say that this is a phrase I’ve Googled many times: pa to md bridge. Or: physician assistant to md bridge program. Why? Because as capable and competent as I’ve become after 8 years of practicing primary care medicine, I want to be able to do more for my patients.
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Optimal Team Practice: What it is and what it isn’t.
Over the last several years, states around the country have been updating practice laws and passing various elements of Optimal
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The Frightening Future of the Physician Assistant
“We PAs duly, and rightfully, acknowledge that we are not physicians, we are not trained to the same overall standards and requirements physicians are. We are not claiming to be able to replace physicians — who we need as much as the patients do.”
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Why Medical School Wasn’t Even Plan B
I never even considered going to medical school until I was a senior in college, already interviewing for PA school.
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