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Maryland PA is an 'All-Star Among Us'
June 16, 2010 3:00 PM by Terri Schaefer
The Carroll County Times published an article about Maryland PA Casey Davis, who was honored at this past Saturday's Orioles-Mets game at Camden Yards in Baltimore. Davis works the night shift as a PA at Carroll Hospital Center's emergency ward, and on Read More...
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Canadian Journal Finds PAs "Integrate Well"
June 8, 2010 11:08 AM by Terri Schaefer
The Canadian Journal of Surgery published a study in April, " Experience with physician assistants in a Canadian arthroplasty program ," focused on how PAs can help with the demand for orthopedic services. The researchers calculated time savings by diaries Read More...
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Will There Be Jobs for Canadian PAs?
May 27, 2010 10:46 AM by Terri Schaefer
The first class of 21 PA students at McMaster University in Ontario are graduating this August, with “nothing but faint promises from the provincial health ministry that jobs will be found for them in the health system,” according to an article in The Read More...
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PAs Testify Against Supervising Physician
May 26, 2010 2:26 PM by Heather Simons
Two Kansas physician assistants testified Tuesday against their former supervising physician, who they say kept such disorganized records that one patient was able to get more painkillers even though she went to an emergency room for an overdose two days Read More...
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PA Helps Men Maintain Their 'Ultimate Thriving Machine'
May 25, 2010 10:49 AM by Terri Schaefer
Washington PA Brian Mahon is the creator of "The Ultimate Thriving Machine," a 16-page manual made for men to focus on their health. It's also available as a Web site by clicking here . The manual compares men's health to cars; for instance, prostate Read More...
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Physician Assistant Degree Ranked No. 1
May 24, 2010 2:35 PM by Heather Simons
A degree in physician assistant studies was named No. 1 in a list of master's degrees that would provide the best opportunities, based on salary and employment, over the next decade, according to ABC News . The report, posted yesterday, focuses on Shane Read More...
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PAs Increasingly Likely to Work in Specialties
May 21, 2010 11:33 AM by Heather Simons
Physician assistants are increasingly more likely to head into specialties such as surgery and emergency medicine rather than primary care, according to the News & Observer . Researchers at the Duke University PA program studied the job choices of Read More...
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Zipnosis: Prescriptions via an Online Survey
May 20, 2010 12:37 PM by Terri Schaefer
Zipnosis, a new start-up company in Minnesota from the co-founder of MinuteClinic, allows patients to fill out an online survey that, for $25 charged to your credit card, will get you a diagnosis and a prescription—no human interaction necessary. From Read More...
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Quinnipiac PA Students Volunteer in the D.R.
May 19, 2010 2:34 PM by Heather Simons
Physician assistant students at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., received recognition in the New Haven Register this month for their volunteer work in the Dominican Republic. In January and March, the students volunteered with Health Horizons International, Read More...
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UNM PA Students Involved in Blood Test Blunder
May 17, 2010 12:36 PM by Heather Simons
In the past week, several news stories--including blog entries and videos--have reported on an incident involving University of New Mexico physician assistant students. The students, who were performing complimentary blood sugar tests at the Indian Pueblo Read More...
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One MD's Take On the Name Change Discussion
May 13, 2010 10:28 AM by Heather Simons
A few weeks ago, ADVANCE posted excerpts from a discussion happening over at Sermo , an exclusive online MD and DO community, about the proposed professional name change from "physician assistant" to "physician associate." The vast majority of the physicians Read More...
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PA on "Good Morning America"
May 12, 2010 11:07 AM by Terri Schaefer
New York PA Marianne Pistilli appeared on " Good Morning America " earlier today during a segment on the unseen dangers of the sun, as part of the show's coverage of anchor Sam Champion’s skin cancer. Pistilli, who works at Juva Skin and Laser Center Read More...
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Pro-PA Legislation in California
May 11, 2010 2:09 PM by Heather Simons
Steven Johnson, a PA for more than 28 years in Palo Alto, Calif., is featured in a recent article in California Healthline about the evolution of the PA profession. Johnson recalls a time when PAs weren't readily accepted in the health care community Read More...
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AAPA President Endorses PAs in Letter to the Editor
May 6, 2010 10:46 AM by Heather Simons
In a letter to the editor on May 3, AAPA president Stephen Hanson responded to an opinion piece published on April 10 in The Bakersfield Californian called " Doctor shortage is first ObamaCare issue ." The author, Dr. Robert S. Hooker, made a strong case Read More...
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PA Founds Non-Profit Benefitting Rural Women and Children
May 4, 2010 10:16 AM by Heather Simons
In 2008, emergency medicine physician assistant Elizabeth Sheehan founded Containers to Clinics (C2C), a non-profit organization that converts shipping containers into health care clinics that serve women and children in developing countries. Sheehan, Read More...
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