How to Sleep Better Naturally and Not Be So Tired
This article contains affiliate links. The alarm goes off. Is it that time already? Just 5 more minutes. You hit
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A PA in Jail–My Career in Correctional Medicine
Becoming a Physician Associate had been a lifelong dream. After entering the Air Force at age 18 and attending the initial medical technician training program, my military career led me from ward work to a clinic far from the main base. Never did it occur to me, however, that correctional health was in my future.
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Midlevel is offensive to patients, physicians, and PAs. Stop saying it.
Is the term mid-level provider offensive? Yes, yes it is. And worse yet it’s not an accurate description of the care provided by PAs and NPs. So where did the term mid-level provider or mid-level practitioner come from and what should we be saying instead? Let’s start with the origin of the term itself.
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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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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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PAs and the Entry-Level Doctorate
PAs have been Masters of medicine since the 1990s–is it time they move on? Doctors are no longer exclusively MDs or DOs. PAs must ask themselves if it’s time to get on board with the entry-level doctorate.
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The ROAD to Happiness
When students are deciding on specialties they’d like to pursue, they often talk about “The ROAD” or “The ROAD to
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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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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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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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