Lack of practice parity, and how this affects hiring practices in most states, was mentioned as the single most significant barrier to efficient care. As PAs perform tasks expected of them in ...

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 ...

Physicians looking to hire a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) may wonder which role would be better suited to their medical practice. How do these two healthcare providers differ?

A physician assistant (PA) is a health care professional who works with doctors and gives medical treatment. You can find physician assistants in virtually all primary care and specialty medical ...

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 ...

Two physician associates (PAs) both graduated at the top of their programs, completed rigorous clinical rotations, and passed the same national certification exam. However, one PA, who practices in a ...