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 ...

Logan University has applied for Accreditation-Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)—the accrediting body for PA programs in the United ...

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

Under Massachusetts' new healthcare cost-control law, legislators are counting on physician assistants like Tuff as critical partners in the effort to curb medical spending, improve the coordination ...

MERIDIAN, Miss.—Mississippi State University-Meridian’s Master of Physician Assistant Studies program seated its sixth cohort ...

Physician assistant programs fall short of engaging Black students, according to a new study from researchers at the Dallas-based University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Minneapolis-based ...

Physician assistants, also known as PAs, practice medicine under the direction of physicians and surgeons. They are formally trained to examine patients, diagnose injuries and illnesses, and provide ...

Dr. Eric Sauers, dean of the A.T. Still University program in Santa Maria, speaks during a meet-and-greet event last month. He also gave an update to the Santa Maria City Council on Tuesday. (Janene ...

Thirty-three University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) physician assistant (PA) students are set to begin the clinical portion of their studies in an effort to earn their ...

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.

Dec. 15—Idaho State University is partnering with Lewis-Clark State College to place a new physician assistant training cohort to northern Idaho, the schools announced Friday. ISU runs the state's ...