In most of the United States, P.A.s are still legally required to work with oversight from a doctor. But just how closely a P ...

Under Massachusetts' new healthcare cost-control law, legislators are counting on physician assistants like Tuff as critical partners in the effort to curb medical spending, improve the coordination ...

How increased responsibilities and a push to be called “physician associates” are raising tensions with doctors.

A.T. Still University’s Ted Wendel, interim dean for the Central Coast Physician Assistant program, talks to the first cohort of students at the new Santa Maria program. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk ...

Abbie Hecker is a Physician Assistant at the Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) service at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (formerly Seattle Cancer Care Alliance). She is also a Teaching Associate with ...

If you've tried to get an appointment to see a GP or specialist recently, you will likely have felt the impact of Australia's doctor shortages. To alleviate workforce shortages, the Queensland ...

This story was originally produced by the New Hampshire Bulletin, an independent local newsroom that allows NHPR and other outlets to republish its reporting. The state’s nearly 1,340 physician ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — A lot has changed in healthcare in the last two decades, including technology and customer service, but one element that’s stayed the same is the requirement for a ...

Janice Cohen, of Boynton Beach, refused to wait another four weeks to get an appointment with her primary care doctor. When offered a visit with a physician assistant, she reluctantly agreed. The ...