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Physician Associate and General Practitioner Consultations: A Comparative Observational Video Study. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
BackgroundPhysician associates, known internationally as physician assistants, are a mid-level practitioner, well established in the United States of America but new to the United Kingdom.
Simon de Lusignan   +7 more
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Physician assistant/associate retirement intent: seeking the exit ramp

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Retirement patterns for American physician assistants/associates (PAs) are in flux as the first substantial cadre trained in the 1970s makes their retirement choices.
Roderick S. Hooker   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Procedures by Physician Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology

open access: yesWomen's Health Reports, 2023
Background and Objectives: The number of obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States is decreasing and providers backfilling this service have not been well described. The intent of the study was to identify the skills that physician associates (
Melissa A. Rodriguez, Roderick S. Hooker
doaj   +1 more source

The contribution of physician associates or assistants to the emergency department: A systematic scoping review

open access: yesJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2023
Background New health care professionals, such as the physician associate or assistant (PA), have expanded the ability of health systems to meet the needs of the population in both primary and secondary health care settings.
Nicole M. A. King   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A global census of physician assistants and physician associates

open access: yesJAAPA, 2020
ABSTRACT The physician assistant or physician associate (PA) profession is being adopted in many countries. At a time of improved communication and international exchange of educational methods, no central repository of PA numbers exists. The authors set out to consolidate basic information on PAs.
Roderick S, Hooker, Oren, Berkowitz
openaire   +3 more sources

An analysis of the selection criteria for postgraduate physician assistant residency and fellowship programs in the United States

open access: yesBMC Medical Education, 2021
Background This study aims to investigate the admission criteria used by physician assistant postgraduate education programs in selecting licensed PA applicants for postgraduate training in the United States.
Vasco Deon Kidd   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physician associates in the UK [PDF]

open access: yesJAAPA, 2022
ABSTRACT Physician associates (PAs) have been part of the UK health workforce for almost 20 years. The profession is growing rapidly with statutory regulation, protection of the title, and career progression supported by a national-level framework all in the pipeline for the near future. This article provides a brief history of the profession
Straughton, Kate   +4 more
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Construction of Nanomaterials and the Role of Rutin in the Treatment of Cerebral Hemorrhage

open access: yesAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022
Cerebral hemorrhage generally refers to nontraumatic cerebral parenchymal hemorrhage. In China, about 20%–30% of all stroke in a month after the mortality rate can be as high as 40%. And most of the survivors have obvious neurological dysfunction, to the
Xin Li, Zhenzhong Gao
doaj   +1 more source

Patient care, integration and collaboration of physician associates in multiprofessional teams: A mixed methods study

open access: yesNursing Open, 2023
Aims The aim of the study was to explore the physician associate role in patient care, integration and collaboration with team members, within the hospital setting. Design Convergent mixed methods case study design.
Stephanie Howard Wilsher   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The association of physician assistant/associate demographic and practice characteristics with perceptions of value of certification

open access: yesBMC Medical Education, 2023
Background To determine physician assistant/associate (PA) perceptions of the value of certification and explore how they vary across demographic and practice characteristics.
Andrzej Kozikowski   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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