Last week, a group of physician assistants across the state rallied at the Statehouse in Columbia calling for legislators to pass a bill that aims to address the growing need for primary care ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Physician assistant is among the fastest growing careers in the medical field, with the occupation expected to grow by 31% by 2030, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That ...

Despite progress in pay parity, new data reveal that female physician associates continue to earn less than their male ...

Allendale, Mich.-based Grand Valley State University has entered a partnership with Answer Health on Demand to teach its physician assistant students about telehealth, according to MLive. Students at ...

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The number of certified physician assistants practicing medicine has increased by more than 100 percent in the last 10 years. With the threat of a physician shortage becoming a reality and the ...

Primary care physicians are in short supply, so schools across the country, including Florida Gulf Coast University in south Fort Myers, are looking to fill the gap. For Michelle Goble, this moment is ...

The American Academy of Physician Assistants has released its 2023 “Digital Salary Report,” which found that base compensation for PAs has risen by 4.3 percent since 2021. The report surveyed 12,180 ...

For a growing number of people, a medical appointment is likely to include some face time with a physician assistant or nurse practitioner. There's reason to believe that trend is likely to continue.

Some date their work back to the barber-surgeons of the Middle Ages. In the Civil War, they were known as surgeon s assistants. That tradition carried through World War II. But it was really the ...

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 ...