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The White Coat: Ceremony, Origins, Meaning, and Controversy
The Origin and Evolution of the White Coat The white coat has become a ubiquitous symbol of medical professionals, but it wasn’t always this way. In fact, black coats were originally used to dissect cadavers by physicians, both because the color black was associated with respect for the dead, and because black made bloodstains less… Continue reading The White Coat: Ceremony, Origins, Meaning, and Controversy
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Physician Assistants Easing the Primary Care Shortage
After logging five decades of high-quality, cost-effective care, physician assistants are gearing up for their time in the spotlight. The stage is set: fewer physicians are entering primary care, older family practice physicians are retiring, and the U.S. population is growing, aging and — thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) —… Continue reading Physician Assistants Easing the Primary Care Shortage
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Do You Have The Physician Assistant Personality?
Ever wonder if you have the right personality for physician assistant medicine — if the “fit” of PA is right for you? With some help from Holland’s Personal Interest Inventory, you can find out just that. A few weeks after I started PA school at U.C. Davis, I noticed just how much I liked everyone… Continue reading Do You Have The Physician Assistant Personality?
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What is it Like Being a PA?
What is being a Physician Assistant really like? Now that I am licensed and working, I will begin to tell you as I have wanted to for some time now – from the inside…
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What the Affordable Care Act Means for Physician Assistants
“Obamacare” is now a reality. Last week’s US Supreme Court Ruling has huge implications for the future of our nation, and even bigger implications for the physician assistant profession. In this article I’ll give you the Cliff Notes version of the new law, why it came about, and what it means for the you. If… Continue reading What the Affordable Care Act Means for Physician Assistants
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Touch in Physical Examination
For new PA and medical students, touching patients is just plain awkward at first, which is why medical programs get students in close
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Physician Associate or Physician Assistant?
Juliet: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) 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…… Continue reading Physician Associate or Physician Assistant?
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Physician’s Assistant, or Physician Assistant?
Is the correct title for a PA: physician assistant or physician‘s assistant? Well, if you’re not sure, I can’t blame you. The confusion over the correct title for PAs is even worse than the confusion over what PAs do. So let’s get clear on it. Shakespeare wrote that “A rose by any other name would smell as… Continue reading Physician’s Assistant, or Physician Assistant?
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PA Demographics: Who is the Typical Physician Assistant?
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… Continue reading PA Demographics: Who is the Typical Physician Assistant?
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5 Reasons a Physician Assistant Career is Wrong for You
It’s easy to get excited about a physician assistant career. I wrote recently about how to tell if you have the PA personality. But what about the values you hold? Excitement has a way of discouraging us from seeing the little negatives we sometimes need to see. So today’s topic is a little different – 180… Continue reading 5 Reasons a Physician Assistant Career is Wrong for You
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