Terry Clarke, student nurse here. I am in an accelerated nurse practitioner program at UMASS Worcester. We just finished our year-long RN BSN equivalency. I've been feeling like a hand-stamped 18-year-old at a bar, able to join the conversations but not order a beer. As my NCLEX draws nigh, I finally feel competent to write about this experience. ...

Our country is blessed to have medical regulatory boards that serve to protect patients and their providers. Some other parts of the world do not require a license or special privileges. Those countries just want help from anyone willing, and it does not always end well. So, the United States has a blessing and a curse. Since ...

Late yesterday afternoon, AAPA president Stephen Hanson, president-elect Patrick Killeen and CEO Bill Leinweber assembled with ''Antiques Roadshow'' host Mark Walberg, the emcee for the second annual Town Hall event. For an hour, they took many questions from PAs in the audience and online. Here are some highlights: • A PA from Georgia asked ...