Record #:

34952

Author(s):

Cooke, Christina

Abstract:

In 1965, Duke University piloted the first physician assistant (PA) program as a way to integrate military personnel with medical knowledge into a civilian job. Since then, PA programs have spread throughout the world and over 100,000 assistants have been certified in the U.S. This program also introduced a collaborative method to approaching medicine and expanded aid to underserved communities.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 85 Issue 5, October 2017, p32-36, por

Subject(s):

Duke University. School of Medicine; Physicians' assistants