High Stakes and High-Quality Care: ‘This Is What PAs Do’
As the nation’s population grows and ages, there is a pressing need for more health care team members. This has led to health care providers,
July 22, 2021
As the nation’s population grows and ages, there is a pressing need for more health care team members. This has led to health care providers,
The number of newly Certified Physician Assistants reached new heights in 2019, with more than 70% receiving multiple job offers before entering the workforce according to the 2019 Statistical Profile of Recently Certified Physician Assistants.
The “art of medicine” is a term that many people are familiar with, typically used to describe the skillful way a health care provider applies medicine to a patient’s care. But for California-based Certified PA Katayoun Moini, this common phrase takes on a more literal meaning.
Certified PA Kathryn Reed discussed why diversity in the PA profession is important during this PA Week interview with NBC LX.
Each year, thousands across the country celebrate, National PA Week (October 6 – October 12), a time dedicated to recognizing the contributions that PAs make in health care every day.
As one of only eight Certified Physician Assistants practicing in New Zealand, Shelly Collins works to close critical health care gaps plaguing the country’s Māori population, all while paving the way for other Certified PAs.
Katherine GeeBah Footracer, an NCCPA-certified physician assistant in Los Angeles, who is also Navajo, chose to use her expertise to help her own community.
The pandemic has been difficult for everyone—but for pregnant women and those adding to their growing families, COVID-19 has only exacerbated some of the struggles that can accompany bringing a baby into this world, specifically those surrounding mental health.
If resilience were personified, it would look a lot like Certified PA Bill Heisel.
In the face of a setback, Heisel saw an opportunity that would put him and his career on the fast track.
COVID-19 has applied a type of pressure on the U.S. this year that none of us have experienced in our lifetimes. Like every other segment of health care professionals, Certified Physician Assistants have been put to the test during 2020.
The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is the only certifying organization for PAs in the United States. NCCPA is dedicated to serving the interest of the public.
We do so with a passionate belief that Certified PAs are essential members of the health care delivery team who provide millions access to more affordable, high quality health care.
