USM’s PA program will require accreditation by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, which is expected by June 2025. Jessica Matthews became the program's ...

Over the next 20 years, I hope many more physicians, nurses, hospital administrators, and patients have learned and fully understand the vital role that PAs play in the delivery of health care.

But Streeter had always been interested in becoming a physician assistant, or PA. During the COVID-19 pandemic, after seeing many of her friends switch jobs, she decided to apply to Yale’s Online PA ...

Although physician workforce needs are difficult to anticipate fully, 19 the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis projects an estimated deficit of approximately 140,000 physicians — 6% ...