Global expansion of the Physician Assistant profession: healthcare system needs, scope of practice and future directions

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization predicts that by 2030 there will be a shortage of more than 14 million healthcare workers. Fifty years ago, to help address the growing demand for medical providers, the United States created a new medical profession, the Physician Assistant. Since 2000, sev...

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Main Author: Kussmaul, Carolyn
Language:en_US
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/26727