Development and validation of a machine learning model predicting illness trajectory and hospital utilization of COVID-19 patients: A nationwide study.

Objective: The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to severe strain on hospital capacity in many countries. We aim to develop a model helping planners assess expected COVID-19 hospital resource utilization based on individual patient characteristics.

Materials And Methods: We develop a model of patient clinical course based on an advanced multistate survival model.

The new Israeli PA.

Israel launched its new physician assistant profession with its first class of students, who were graduated in October 2017. The program is run by the Ministry of Health's Training and Development Department. This first course was focused on emergency medicine and the plan is to expand to anesthesiology and pathology in the near future.