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

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 30th Executive Order authorized the Department of Consumer Affairs to issue waivers of certain laws and regulations pertaining to healthcare licensees. On ...

More doctors’ offices are letting patients choose who to see for primary care, a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant. While these professionals all are qualified to perform physical ...

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 ...

We are committed to provide excellence in emergency medicine education, research, and medical service to our patients and community. Since 2010, Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine has ...

Applicable manufacturers will need to update their methods of documenting payments and transfers of value to include the newly expanded list of providers. A bill recently signed into law expands the ...

There is strong demand for both nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in the U.S. healthcare system, and tremendous career opportunities exist for those pursuing these professions.

I am one of the more than 1,300 physician assistants working across Iowa to meet the health care needs of our neighbors. Iowa, like many states, is facing a shortage of health care providers. In fact, ...

IOWA CITY - Iowa's rural demography and shortage of primary care doctors, especially in smaller towns, has patients heavily reliant on physician assistants - a pool of providers facing a growing ...

J. Travis Dowell says he has had to pass up hiring top-notch physician assistants for rural health-care clinics in Petersburg, Lincoln and Jacksonville because of state regulations that limit ...