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 ...

A new commitment will support a program that familiarizes internationally trained physicians with medical English and the ...

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 ...

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

Eight students started at the University of Missouri branch on Jan. 12, and the program will grow to 20 students by 2028.

Photo by Chad Williams Students who received their “white coats” included: First row: Emma Ramp, Alexa Barton, Nicole Pawlicke, Abigail Badtke, Morgan Nelson, Naomi Nilson, Sydney Stine, Ashlyn ...

The first group of students in Oakland University’s physician assistant master’s degree program recently started classes. OU held an open house on Tuesday at the Health Sciences school to celebrate ...

New AMA survey finds that when nurse practitioners and physician assistants switch up, they often do so without formal training in the specialty. More than one-third of both nurse practitioners (NPs) ...

A Vietnam veteran returned home after two years as a combat medic. He'd treated gunshot wounds, performed emergency procedures and saved lives under fire. Civilian hospitals wouldn't hire him. His ...

Carroll College in Helena announced plans for a new graduate-level physician assistant program on Thursday. Once it begins in Fall 2025, it will be the second program of its kind in Montana.

MORGANTOWN — Alexis Cipoletti’s fears of attending college as a first-generation student from a rural West Virginia community evaporated when she toured West Virginia University as a high school ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — FSU graduated 56 physician assistants to help address Florida's healthcare crisis, with 7.5 million people living in areas lacking primary care providers. According to the ...