According to a list compiled by CareerCast.com, physician assistant ranks in the top eight most-stressful jobs in the country, along with newspaper reporter, general practice physician, real estate agent, advertising account executive, photojournalist, commercial airline pilot and surgeon.

An article in the 

AAPA president Stephen Hanson has published an opinion piece, "'Make more of them' isn't the only solution to America's physician ...

1. The love and grace of my Father!
2. The most amazing wife! Because of her love, respect and desire to tag-team life with me, our marriage continues to thrive. She is the most patient, encouraging, creative, gentle and beautiful woman I know. Thank you, Little!
3. Friends ...

Editor's Note: Below is a blog post from Randy Danielson, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, on the subject of PA specialty certification, which was originally published in Clinician Reviews. An excerpt is included here; you can read the complete article by clicking on the link at the end. Check back each Monday for a new post, and please feel free to leave comments. If you would ...

Because I am in school and learning how to become proficient at working in health care, I enjoyed experiencing the same ...

I've been putting off making ...

A recent article in The New York Times discusses how "Primary Care's Image Problem" is leading the vast majority of med students into specialties over primary care and how the

Physician assistant Michael G. Cahill, 62, of Spokane, Wash., was one of 13 victims of the attack at Fort Hood on Thursday. He worked as a civilian PA in the clinic where the shooting occurred.

From an AAPA statement:

Michael was a practicing PA with over 20 years ...

Students in PA school encounter many opportunities to participate in community outreach events. Participation varies due to perceived or actual time constraints (see my previous post).

Last week I spoke with a medical student who is highly involved in community outreach programs. ...

I'm back in Pennsylvania after two days at the AFPPA Fall CME Conference and Exhibition at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix. Upon my arrival at the conference, I was excited to hear the organization had broken all previous attendance records, with nearly 600 registered attendees. And with speakers, exhibitors and guests, there are more than 600! This was my fifth AFPPA conference, and they're always exciting. ...

In PA school, especially during finals week, it seems as though I've found myself frantically cramming all of the information studied throughout the semester into my brain yet again. I have to admit that even though I knew this program was going to be intense, it's hard to ...

A.T. Still University Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) alumnus Geoffrey Hoffa, PA-C, was recently named to the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants (ARBoPA) by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. He will replace Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, dean of ATSU-ASHS, who has just completed his maximum two terms on the board.

"When completing a term on an important regulatory board, it is always great ...

Since early 2009, Slava Makler, PA-C, BS, and Nadia Fakira, RN, BA, MA, have dedicated their time to improving patient care on the neurosurgical floor where they work at Florida Hospital in Orlando.

With the goal of inspiring passion and reigniting a love of learning in their colleagues, Makler and Fakira created an educational board that displays models and descriptions of the most common ...

Editor's Note: Below is a blog post from Glen E. Combs, MA, PA-C, on the subject of PA specialty certification. Check back each Monday for a new post, and please feel free to leave comments. If you would like to contribute a blog entry, e-mail assistant editor Heather Simons at hsimons@advanceweb.com. Thanks.

When NCCPA's specialty ...

In honor of Halloween, we share with you today a spooky medical anomaly courtesy of the NPR Health Blog. "Ghost in the Brain: An 'Apparition Hemorrhage'" features a CT scan of a 68-year-old man in a deep coma. Though the doctors suspected brain hemorrhage, they were unprepared for what they saw--a "spectral image" ...

As one can imagine, knowing about certain diseases ...

There seem to be two general methods of dealing with a problem: the initial, emotionally-driven reaction or a careful, thought-out response. It is natural to internalize emotions when we are either hurt or ...

Editor's Note: Below is a blog post from Jeff Trimble, PA-C, on the subject of PA specialty certification. Check back each Monday for a new post, and please feel free to leave comments. If you would like to contribute a blog entry, e-mail assistant editor Heather Simons at hsimons@advanceweb.com. ...

Ralph W. Rice, MPAS, PA-C, associate professor and associate director of the Wake Forest University PA program in Winston-Salem, N.C., recently told ADVANCE that the university's board of trustees has approved its proposed MMS-PhD program.

The program, which would combine the PA program's master of medical science degree with a PhD in clinical and population translational science, would accept three ...

In an article posted today, orthopedic surgeon and TIME Magazine writer Scott Haig discusses the nation's shortage of surgical assistants--and slights PAs as overly expensive and potentially inadequate "alternatives" to a surgical resident or fellow. 

In ...