Working alongside physicians, Bill Mahaffy has harvested arteries and treated patients in cardiac-care units, but he's not a physician; he's a physician assistant (PA), an occupation that is expected ...

There’s a wide gamut of professionals that provide healthcare to people every day besides doctors and nurses. A physician assistant, for example, typically has more time than a rushed doctor to ...

The nation wide shortage of doctors could be linked to the growth of physician assistants. PA'S examine, diagnose and treat patients under the supervision of a doctor. Employment of physician ...

The healthcare industry's fastest-growing profession is also one of the newest. Physician assistants, more commonly known as PAs, are among the top five fastest growing careers according the Bureau of ...

For future health care professionals who do not intend to pursue careers as doctors but who still want to have significant authority and influence in the health care sector, jobs such as physician ...

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 ...

This paper reviews the status of physician assistants/associates, an essential component of the US health care workforce. The evidence of their clinical performance and utilization trends are ...

(KXAN) — The nationwide shortage of doctors could be linked to the growth of physician assistants, or PAs, whose job is to examine, diagnose and treat patients under the supervision of a doctor. The U ...