A recent push to change physician assistants’ professional title could cause confusion about medical roles and undermine the importance of a physician-led care team model, thereby threatening patient ...

The physician assistant (PA) receives an academic and clinical education to practice medicine under the supervision of a doctor of medicine or osteopathy. This working relationship is fundamental to ...

I’m standing over an operating table, excising a skin cancer from the forehead of an elderly gentleman while soft piano music echoes off the floor tiles. I’ve performed this procedure thousands of ...

Employment of physician assistants is projected to grow 37 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations. As demand for healthcare services grows, physician assistants ...

RIT's physician assistant program is a five-year, dual degree program where you'll earn both your bachelor's and your master's degrees. Top five practice areas for RIT physician assistants include 1) ...

I had the opportunity to eat lunch with a physician assistant who graduated in the second graduating class at the University of Washington MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant program in 1971. I was ...

Physician assistants (PAs) are able to examine, diagnose, and treat patients under a doctor’s supervision. They practice medicine as part of a team that includes physicians, surgeons, and other health ...