Introduction The history of the physician assistant (PA) profession is the story of volunteers who made great strides for the profession and for patients against sometimes long odds. These pioneers worked tirelessly to secure recognition for the profession, obtain reimbursement…
Introduction Physician assistant (PA) education is modeled on the broad, generalist design of physician education. PA students learn each organ system and how they interrelate as a whole body system to promote health and well-being or to cause alterations in…
Introduction Most physician assistant (PA) students choose to study to become PAs because they want to care for patients. If they had wanted to study for a research-oriented degree, they would have applied for MS or PhD programs in biochemistry,…
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Patient approach Emergency medicine practitioners have one overarching goal for each patient: to answer the question, “Does my patient have a threat to life, limb, or sight today?” Emergency departments (EDs) are structured to provide life-saving services to patients in…
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