PA Profession

Medical Leadership: Boost Your Worth by Jumping In

Today’s article, Medical Leadership: Boost Your Worth by Jumping In, is by our active IPAT reader and Forum contributor, “Buffchic.” So take it way, Buff…

It’s never too early to think about medical leadership. The physician assistant profession is relatively new, and grass-roots advocacy is a great place for pre-PAs and PA students to become leaders. Being a student leader will put you at the helm [click to continue…]

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PA School Accreditation – Does it Matter?

April 3, 2012

If you’ve visited our PA Programs by State directory, you may have noticed our focus on PA program accreditation. What is accreditation? How important is it? If you want to become a physician assistant, this is important stuff. So here goes…

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Do Physician Assistants Work Weekends, Nights, or Holidays?

December 23, 2011

One of the touted joys of the physician assistant profession is that “PAs don’t need to take call on holidays or weekends.” I’ve even met several people who entered PA training for just this reason. But…

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Physician Assistant Workforce Biggest Ever

September 18, 2011

Here’s a new an interesting statistic on the physician assistant workforce for you: more physician assistants are practicing now than ever before. According to the recently published article written by Rene Letourneau of Healthcare Finance News,

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11 Misconceptions About Physician Assistants

August 22, 2011

The newness of their field naturally leads to a number of misconceptions about physician assistants. If you’ve never met a PA or been treated by one, you’re left to guess what it is that PAs do, and sometimes these guesses (though understandable), are just plain wrong. Hoping to dispel some of these, I’ve made up [...]

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Physician Associate or Physician Assistant?

August 1, 2011

Should the physician assistant title become physician associate? Take the poll, then read the article to learn about the effort to make it happen, along with the pros and cons…

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Physician Assistant Job Outlook

June 28, 2011

What is the physician assistant job outlook like? When the economy’s in the dumper, everyone is looking for the “sure thing” job. And who can blame them? Job security is a commodity like any other. But finding a job that is safe for the foreseeable future and satisfying, well-compensated, and attainable is a very tall [...]

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What is a Locum Tenens Physician Assistant?

June 27, 2011

Wondering what your professional life will look like as a physician assistant? There are many options, depending on the lifestyle that your heart is set on. Today’s topic is another option to consider–an interesting one. I’m talking about locum tenens work. Locum Tenens is a the medical version of “temping.” Locum tenens translates roughly into [...]

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PA Demographics: Who is the Typical Physician Assistant?

June 16, 2011

If you’re trying to get a grasp of the physician assistant profession, you should probably know what the typical physician assistant looks like. I just read the American Academy of Physician Assistants’ most recent census of the nation’s PAs (2009 data), and learned a few things: The typical physician assistant is female (About 65% are [...]

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What Kinds of Things Can Physician Assistants Do?

May 19, 2011

Are you considering applying to physician assistant schools but are unsure about just what you’ll be able to do as a physician assistant? It’s understandable – the profession is young, and even though it’s growing rapidly, you may not have even been treated by a physician assistant before. So what types of activities do [...]

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