Physician Assistants Want a New Name and More Power. Not Everyone Is Happy.

How increased responsibilities and a push to be called “physician associates” are raising tensions with doctors.
Purdue University

Physician Assistant

Physician assistants, also known as PAs, practice medicine under the direction of physicians and surgeons. They are formally trained to examine patients, diagnose injuries and illnesses, and provide ...
STAT

PAs need a new name, but ‘physician associate’ won’t cut it. Here’s a better idea

I’m standing over an operating table, excising a skin cancer from the forehead of an elderly gentleman while soft piano music echoes off the floor tiles. I’ve performed this procedure thousands of ...
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What a ‘physician associate’ does – and when to demand a doctor instead

After being forced to wait days or weeks for an appointment at your GP surgery, it would be fair to assume that your consultation is going to be with a doctor. In reality, it may well be with a ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Physician Assistant BS/M Bachelor of Science Degree

RIT's physician assistant program is a five-year, dual degree program where you'll earn both your bachelor's and your master's degrees. Top five practice areas for RIT physician assistants include 1) ...
usace.army.mil

45th U.S. Army Surgeon General Recognizes USACIMT Physician Assistant for Excellence

FORT EUSTIS, VA –On May 6, 2020, the U.S. Army Surgeon General awarded the Physician Assistant Recognition Award (TSG-PARA) to a physician assistant at the forefront of medical safety protocols for ...
Becker's ASC

8 Surgery Centers Recently Developed or Planned by Physician Groups

Here are eight surgery centers planned, opened or expanded by physician groups in the past two months, according to various news sources. 1. Tri-State Surgery Center (Washington, Pa.). Tri-State ...