Created to address clinical staffing shortages in underserved areas, the assistant physician role is also designed to employ medical school graduates who have not matched into a residency program.

Physician assistants continue to increase in number and so is their pay, hitting $140,000 as their ranks have grown to more ...

There's already a shortage of primary care physicians in the country. Now with health care reform, the demand will grow even greater. More doctors are turning to physician assistants to handle many of ...

If you’ve ever gotten health care, for anything really, you’ve more than likely been helped at some point in a critical way by someone in this position. No, it’s not the physician…but rather, the ...

The ongoing expansion of responsibilities for physician assistants and nurse practitioners is renewing opposition from physician groups. Efforts to expand the roles of physician assistants and nurse ...

Some states are implementing innovative ways to help address the shortage. Missouri, a state with a large, medically underserved rural population, is the first state to launch a new licensure category ...

If you've tried to get an appointment to see a GP or specialist recently, you will likely have felt the impact of Australia's doctor shortages. To alleviate workforce shortages, the Queensland ...

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 ...

When nurse practitioner Payal Patel changed medical practices, patient Ni-Ima Lattimer went with her. The Hempstead woman said she’s more comfortable with her and other nurses than with physicians.

Beyond the online marketplaces and networks of health systems seeking to meet the influx of newly insured, are the individuals who will be providing patient care. By 2020, the Association of American ...

Physician associates tend to have better work-life balance. Patient care is at the heart of both careers. For students ...