Christopher Cheney is the CMO editor at HealthLeaders. Changes in state laws that grant full-practice authority to advanced practice providers and physician shortages are opening the door for care ...
Physician assistants, also known as PAs, practice medicine under the direction of physicians and surgeons. They are formally trained to examine patients, diagnose injuries and illnesses, and provide ...
Students earn their medical degree in three years tuition-free, then transition into a three-year family medicine residency program.