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 ...

Canadian Journal of Public Health / Revue Canadienne de Santé Publique, Vol. 64, No. 2 (March/April 1973), pp. 121-132 (12 pages) A two-year study was carried out in a family practice setting to ...

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 ...

Physician associates provide safe and effective care when they work under the direct supervision of doctors and care for patients who have already been diagnosed, or when they undertake procedures for ...

The nurse practitioner will see you now. It’s not the phrase most people are accustomed to hearing, but it’s increasingly the case, with patients more likely than ever to see providers with advanced ...

After 23 years as a physician assistant, Leslie Clayton remains rankled by one facet of her vocation: its title. Specifically, the word “assistant.” Patients have asked if she’s heading to medical ...

Ohio one of many states pushing to update profession's title ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Across the country, the movement is building to change the profession's title of "physician ...

As a physician associate, you're caring for and treating patients, making diagnoses, and even prescribing medications. Simply put, your judgment is critical in providing quality health care for your ...

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 ...