On Facebook, we had a lot of great comments from readers across the country. In response to our Career Coach article ''Middle of What?'' addressing concerns of the term ''mid-level provider,'' readers expressed their views. ''We are midlevels? Midway between who or what? Dislike the term! Sounds as though we are only mediocre in what we do, ...

At the start of 2011, we published an article describing the job outlook for NPs and PAs this year. Based on our research and interviews with workforce experts, we crafted a headline for that article using the term ''changing landscape,'' and our cover image depicted an NP or PA partially protected by an umbrella. The expectation was that 2011 ...

Update: As part of its annual listing of the best jobs in America mentioned here yesterday, CNN Money also ranked top jobs by growth, and PA was came in at No. 3, behind only biomedical engineer and telecommunications network engineer. Here's my favorite line: No, they're not the ones in doctors' offices checking your temperature; ...