Acne or Rosacea? Tips for Diagnosis, Treatment and Crossover
Acne vulgaris and acne rosacea are two common skin conditions that affect adolescents and adults. They’re both inflammatory conditions that
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Journey to DMS | Chapter 8
Almost done with the 5th module of LMU’s Doctor of Medical Science program. We completed 3 modules the first semester:
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Do Physician Assistants Need a Residency?
Physician assistant residencies have been around for roughly five decades now and continue to be a hot topic. They average
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Call Me Medical Care Practitioner? How About Doctor
$21 million is a lot of money especially when it won’t change a single thing about PA practice. Those more important battles would likely have to wait years until a name change is complete. There is a better option. Focus on the future. Focus on becoming, and better yet earning, the title of doctor. Spend that $21 million on untethering PAs and PA Doctors from physicians. “Just say MCP?” Naw, just say Doctor.
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Cultivating a Scholarship of Engagement: Assessment-Driven Research Opportunities
PA faculty often find themselves in a quandary about how to generate scholarship. The traditional bench research is rarely a solution due to a lack of traditional research-PhD background of many faculty members. The good news is that with some creativity and mentoring faculty can find opportunities for scholarship embedded within their everyday lives. The classroom provides a fertile laboratory for data collection and analysis. Pedagogical innovations can be documented and prove suitable for publication. The scholar-practitioner model is arguably the most successful route for PA faculty to achieve tenure and higher rank.
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Does the PA Profession Have a 2030 Expiration Date?
Physician assistants (PA) are number #1 in healthcare, so getting a job for an experienced PA should be super simple.
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Journey to DMS | Chapter 7
My first semester of the LMU Doctor of Medical Science program is officially complete. I’m writing this in early January and we’ll be starting the next module on the 11th.
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Getting Into PA School: 22 Must-Have Pre-PA Requirements Guaranteed to Improve Your Chances
There are many reasons to become a PA. It might be job security, earning a decent income, or helping others. You’re not alone, however. You might have noticed that Physician Assistants (PAs) seem to have one of the top jobs in the country.
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How Higher Education Creates Opportunities for PAs
Just forty years ago, most PA programs were not offering a graduate degree—the program I attended only granted an associate degree. Years would pass before the master’s degree became the entry-level credential for pre-PAs.
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Is There a Physician Assistant to Nurse Practitioner Bridge?
The great English scientist Isaac Newton is credited with saying: “We build too many walls and not enough bridges.” This site began as a bridge of sorts. But there’s a new bridge everyone is talking about: a physician assistant to nurse practitioner bridge.
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