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Physician Assistant in New Stephen King Novel

Published April 3, 2009 10:39 AM by Stephen Cornell

Maine physician assistant Julia Shumway is one of the main characters in Stephen King's upcoming novel, Under the Dome.

Characters in the cast of more than 100 include Dale Barbara, a Gulf veteran and now a cook, the town's newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician's assistant at the hospital and three children. They're up against an evil politician, Big Jim Rennie – who's desperate to hold onto power and will stop at nothing, even murder – and his son, who in classic King style, "is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry". Meanwhile, time under the Dome is running out.

King has been working on the novel for more than 25 years. It will be published in November.

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6 comments

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brate smith May 15, 2009 6:16 AM

Don't sell ourselves short - use Physician associate... we don't assist anyone. If there is a physician assistant in the medical world it is a nurse

James Chrosniak April 11, 2009 11:32 PM

Not the first time Stephen King has used a PA in his novels.

There is a PA in "Pet Semetary", briefly, but still there none-the-less.

-Arlene

Arlene Martin , Interventional Radiology - Physician Assistant April 10, 2009 1:19 PM
Seattle WA

I hope he uses the correct terminology for the profession in the book: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT  NOT physician's assistant

a BIG pet peeve of mine!

Lois April 9, 2009 4:57 PM
Fairfield IL

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