Wisconsin expanded the authority of advanced practice nurses. Now some lawmakers want the same for physician assistants.

Physician assistants (PAs) are able to examine, diagnose, and treat patients under a doctor’s supervision. They practice medicine as part of a team that includes physicians, surgeons, and other health ...

Iowa physician assistants who have practiced medicine for at least two years will no longer need to be supervised by a specific physician under a new law. River to River host Ben Kieffer talks with ...

In Montana, Rep. Jodee Etchart is sponsoring House Bill 313, which would allow physician assistants to practice without a supervision agreement, Kaiser Health News reported Feb. 10. In Colorado, ...

In five years of writing for various audiences, Uche has learned to simplify career-focused content for ambitious learners regardless of their qualifications. Her work is published in notable ...

North Dakota Yes Physician Assistant (PA) North Dakota Board of Medicine Oct 24, 2024 Northern Mariana Islands Yes Physician Assistant (PA) CNMI Health Care Professions Licensing Board (HCPLB) Oct 24, ...

Physician Assistants provide a wide range of healthcare diagnostic and treatment services under the supervision of physicians. Their duties may include taking medical histories, performing physical ...

As a physician assistant student at Bethel, you’ll develop skills for comprehensive medical practice and build a balanced core of knowledge in the fields of natural and social sciences, medical ...

Physician assistants (PA) practice medicine on healthcare teams with physicians and other providers. PAs are trained to obtain medical histories, perform examinations, order treatments, diagnose ...

The bill, SB 515 or the Collaboration and Rural Expansion of Services Act, would eliminate an existing limit of a 4 to 1 ratio of PAs to supervising physicians. Instead, the bill would allow PAs to ...

In welcome news to most anyone who supervises, employs, credentials, or is a physician assistant, amendments to California Business and Professions Code Section 3500 et seq., effective January 1, 2020 ...