Canada's physician assistant (PA) profession remains relatively unknown to the majority of Canadians, and the distribution of the approximately 300 Canadian PAs is uncertain. This report presents March 2012 findings from the 2011 Canadian PA survey, including the number of PAs employed and where they work.

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