How increased responsibilities and a push to be called “physician associates” are raising tensions with doctors.

In most of the United States, P.A.s are still legally required to work with oversight from a doctor. But just how closely a P.A. works with a physician depends heavily on the medical specialty, state ...

When you go to an urgent care center or the emergency room for help, you might not actually be seen by a doctor: The person ...

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 ...

In 2021, the American Academy of Physician Assistants voted to adopt “physician associate” as the official title for the profession. The organization is now called the American Academy of Physician ...

The workforce crisis facing nursing homes extends to the professionals responsible for the medical care of the residents. With that challenge comes opportunity.

The UAB Physician Associate Studies program was founded in 1967. It is the second oldest PA program in the nation and was established only two years after the birth of the PA profession. The UAB PA ...

Meridian's sixth Master of Physician Assistant Studies cohort tour of downtown Meridian as part of their Jan. 8 orientation.

In five years of writing for various audiences, Uche has learned to simplify career-focused content for ambitious learners regardless of their qualifications. Her work is published in notable ...