Three states have successfully made statutory changes to replace the title “physician assistant” with “physician associate,” according to an Oct. 28 news release from the American Academy of Physician ...

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 ...

Bridging primary care gap, California Baptist University and Riverside University Health System train PAs to serve underserved communities effectively.

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Medics and other health professionals on Fort Campbell can participate in a monthly lunch and learn at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital to expand their medical skills. The ...

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 ...

Abbie Hecker is a Physician Assistant at the Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) service at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (formerly Seattle Cancer Care Alliance). She is also a Teaching Associate with ...

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 ...

A stay-at-home mom for 10 years, Martha Tuff wanted a career in medicine. But at 38 and raising four boys, she decided the decade-long preparation to become a doctor “would be too much for me.’’ So ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- The federal government is giving more than $4 million to Upstate Medical University and LeMoyne College to expand their physician assistant training programs. The grants, announced ...

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 ...

A patient who cannot speak can be challenging for those who care for him, but one physician assistant has managed to make a ...