Into the Future: Physician Assistants Look to the 21st Century A Strategic Plan for the Physician Assistant Profession
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Since the 1960s, physician assistants (PAs) have been influencing the way health care is delivered in this country. Although the profession is only 30 years old—relatively young in comparison to some other health professions—PAs have become a major component of the U.S. health delivery system. The award-winning television show "ER" has probably done much to raise public awareness about the role of PAs in health care delivery. Today PAs can be seen found practicing in virtually every kind of health setting, helping to assure access, improve quality, and restrain the cost of services. But like all health providers, PAs are facing many challenges. They are practicing in a health care environment that is dramatically different than when the field profession began 3 decades ago. In the past 10 years alone, the $1.2 trillion American health care system has
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