Tag Ruth Ballweg

Introduction In the 50 years of the physician assistant (PA) profession, PAs have worked hard to establish themselves in the workforce as flexible and caring clinicians who can increase health care access, decrease health care costs, improve the efficiency of…

Learning objectives Adopt a historic and international view toward the development of PAs and PA-like medical careers. Describe some of the conditions in the U.S. health system that led to the development of the PA profession. Identify the five physicians…