(KXAN) — The nationwide shortage of doctors could be linked to the growth of physician assistants, or PAs, whose job is to examine, diagnose and treat patients under the supervision of a doctor. The U ...
They wear white coats and do many things a doctor would do — and their numbers are increasing rapidly. By Teddy Rosenbluth In the last 25 years, the medical work force has undergone something of a ...
A recent independent review suggests that staff who help doctors in hospitals and GP offices, who are called Physician Associates (PAs) and Anaesthesia Associates (AAs), should be renamed "assistants.