Researchers assert that PAs will play a key role in expanding access to colonoscopies for patients as a result of their comparable performance with attending physicians. In an analysis of routine ...

Having direct supervision or supervision through consultation, chart reviews and other interaction assures all patients have the benefit of a highly trained physician involved in their care. Credit: ...

When I started work as a certified physician assistant (PA-C) 30 years ago, I provided health care for the homeless as the medical officer for an outreach mobile health team in Brooklyn, N.Y. I ...

Despite the steadily growing number of physician associate (PA) certifications across the country, where these healthcare providers eventually land after graduation varies — dramatically. Research on ...

Editor's note: This article was submitted in response to a previous op-ed, titled NPs/PAs 'Just as Effective' as Physicians? I Don't Think So, appearing on MedPage Today in August. The physician ...