More doctors’ offices are letting patients choose who to see for primary care, a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant. While these professionals all are qualified to perform physical ...

Physician assistant programs fall short of engaging Black students, according to a new study from researchers at the Dallas-based University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Minneapolis-based ...

We are committed to provide excellence in emergency medicine education, research, and medical service to our patients and community. Since 2010, Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine has ...

The 43rd class in the University of Iowa’s physician-assistant program graduated from a new integrated-training model. For the first three semesters that the students are in graduate school, they take ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Betty Stewart, clinical coordinator of the MEDEX Northwest ...

Healthcare workforce shortages are critically impacting multiple healthcare professions and geographies, threatening access to care and ...

A.T. Still University’s Ted Wendel, interim dean for the Central Coast Physician Assistant program, talks to the first cohort of students at the new Santa Maria program. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk ...

Dr. Eric Sauers, dean of the A.T. Still University program in Santa Maria, speaks during a meet-and-greet event last month. He also gave an update to the Santa Maria City Council on Tuesday. (Janene ...

Physician assistants work in a broad range of health services and improve organizational efficiency through team-based care. The concept of the physician assistant (PA) was developed by US physicians ...

We currently have a physician shortage—and it is only going to get worse. Retirements are accelerating, patients are living longer with complex conditions and residency training slots have bar | If we ...