St. Scholastica starting physician assistant program The launch of a physician assistant graduate program in Duluth "is going to be part of the solution" to a shortage of doctors, particularly in ...

The Physician Assistant Master of Science degree signifies that the holder is prepared for entry into the practice of medicine. It follows that the graduate must have the knowledge, skills and ...

Physician assistants (PAs) are particularly useful for doing oral exams in children, especially for underserved populations and in rural areas, according to Mark Deutchman, MD, a professor in both the ...

LEBANON – Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) is now the only hospital in New England, and only the third nationally, to earn dual accreditation from the American Nurses ...

The Pre-Health Advising at UMass Lowell offers students information, advice, and support as they plan their coursework, get exposure to the profession, and prepare to apply to a variety of Health ...

In the meantime, schools continue to open new nurse practitioner and physician assistants programs to fill the growing need.

Physician assistants are healthcare professionals trained in intensive programs that mirror the medical model of physician education that must be accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on ...

By offering the physician assistant program, McCrary said the mission of Brescia University and of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph remains the focus of the school.

"Physician assistant students need to be prepared to prevent and treat opioid use disorder and opioid overdose," said DPH Commissioner Monica Bharel, MD, MPH.