Physician Assistant Medically Underserved

Physician assistants working with the medically …

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Rabinowitz and colleagues identified four independent predictors of physicians providing care to underserved populations: (1) being a member of an underserved ethnic/minority group, (2) having participated in the National Health Service Corps, (3) having a strong interest in practicing in an underserved area prior to attending medical school, and (4) growing up in an underserved area. 3 Eighty-six percent of physicians with all four predictors were providing substantial care to underserved ...

Physician assistants in rural communities : JAAPA - LWW

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Many areas of the United States, particularly rural and inner-city areas, are chronically medically underserved, largely due to a maldistribution of healthcare professionals. 1 …

The Importance of Physician Assistants in Underserved Medical …

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The Benefits of Physician Assistants in Underserved Areas Physician assistants (PAs) play a vital role in providing care to underserved populations. PAs are …

Shortage Areas - Health Resources and Services …

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HRSA programs provide health care to people who are geographically isolated, economically or medically vulnerable. This includes people living with HIV/AIDS, …

Physician Assistants and Their Role in Primary Care

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/physician-assistants-and-their-role-primary-care/2012-05

Physician Assistants - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Physician assistants should be observant and have a strong ability to focus when evaluating and treating patients. Emotional stability. Physician assistants, particularly those working in …

Rural Health Funding & Opportunities: Physician assistants

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Loan repayment assistance for healthcare professionals who agree to practice in a medically underserved area of Delaware for a minimum of 2 years. …

Physician Assistant | Howard University College of …

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The mission of the Howard University Department of Physician Assistant is to educate and cultivate compassionate, competent, and culturally diverse physician assistants …

How PAs improve access to care for the underserved

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The physician assistant (PA) profession developed in part to help care for underserved populations. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that poorer patients in …

Physician Assistants Working with the Medically …

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Physicians, along with PAs and NPs, serve as the patient's primary care provider 58% to 72% of the time. 2 What is missing is what draws PAs and other health pro-fessionals to work with the poor....