Physician Assistants in Clinical Endocrinology: Characteristics and Demographics.

Objective: Physician assistants (PAs) are employed in endocrinology, but little is known about their roles and activities. The study aimed to assess PAs' employment characteristics in endocrinology compared to those in all other specialties.

Methods: This descriptive observational study used the 2022 National Commission on Certification of PAs (NCCPA) dataset.

Physician assistant/associate career flexibility: factors associated with specialty transitions.

Background: Physician assistants/associates (PAs), due to their broad medical education and certification, have the flexibility to change specialties throughout their careers. Prior studies suggest that between half and three-quarters exercise this option at some point in their career, and a third do so within the first decade. However, more research is needed to understand the factors associated with PAs changing vs.

Urology outpatient procedures by physician associates and nurse practitioners.

Object: Physician associates (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) are distributed across 70 medical and surgical specialties. A central role is to provide outpatient care. Urology is a significant employer of PAs and NPs, but their scope of practice in the ambulatory setting needs to be better delineated.

Specialization of Physician Associates and Nurse Practitioners as Reflected in Workforce Projections.

Introduction The utilization of physician associates (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) within the United States healthcare system has increased substantially since their inception in the 1960s. While many PAs and NPs are educated and work within specialty areas in their clinical practice, the federal government does not identify PAs and NPs by specialty in its workforce projections. Methods We obtained data from publicly available sources as well as professional organizations.