Introduction The history of the physician assistant (PA) profession is the story of volunteers who made great strides for the profession and for patients against sometimes long odds. These pioneers…

Introduction Physician assistant (PA) education is an exciting potential career for practicing PAs to consider. For PAs who enjoy teaching and mentoring students, becoming a PA educator offers many opportunities…

Introduction In the 50 years of the physician assistant (PA) profession, PAs have worked hard to establish themselves in the workforce as flexible and caring clinicians who can increase health…

Introduction Physician assistant (PA) education is modeled on the broad, generalist design of physician education. PA students learn each organ system and how they interrelate as a whole body system…

Introduction Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) can result from both natural disasters, such as hurricanes, and human-made disasters, such as terrorist attacks. MCIs tax medical infrastructures and require urgent responses from…

Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, the student will be able to: 1. Recognize the existence of health inequities in people with disabilities. 2. Identify their responsibilities for ensuring patients…

Introduction Rural health care is an often-overlooked area of clinical practice that is essential to the well-being of millions of Americans. The 2010 U.S. Census calculated that about 59.5 million…

Introduction The opportunity to work abroad, whether that means updating the skills and knowledge of local providers for a couple of weeks or committing to a longer-term stay of months…

Introduction According to the 2010 U.S. Census, 80.7% of the population lives in urban areas. This large percentage is due, in part, to the inclusion of not only those who…