Physician assistants are medical professionals trained to diagnose and treat illnesses in patients. Learn more about what a physician’s assistant does and when you might see one.

Some believe there may be a doctor shortage, says Steve Howe, an associate professor and medical director of the physician assistant program at Marietta College in Ohio.

Getty Images Of the more than 240 accredited physician assistant programs at U.S. colleges and universities, 140 PA programs accept international applicants.

St. Scholastica starting physician assistant program The launch of a physician assistant graduate program in Duluth "is going to be part of the solution" to a shortage of doctors, particularly in ...

Program details Bethel's 27-month physician assistant graduate program will prepare you to provide preventative care, develop treatment plans, and perform medical procedures. You’ll also graduate with ...

In contrast to the many years of post-undergraduate training required for a career as a doctor, completing a physician assistant graduate program takes about 27 months.

Physician assistants act as an extension of physicians, providing a broad range of services across all health-care disciplines. They do not possess a medical degree, but have other medical ...

This spring, students from Bethel’s physician assistant (PA) program won the Minnesota Academy of Physician Assistants medical quiz bowl.

Some health-care providers say physician assistants could help ease Alberta's family doctor shortage but they need more support from the provincial government.

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's physician assistant program has lost its clean bill of health — for now. The leading accrediting body for physician assistant programs has placed UMES ...

Physician assistants serve as the primary medical provider to Soldiers in battalion and division level units and are responsible for unit medical readiness and training medics.

An agreement has been reached between the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and more than 30 students forced out of the physician assistant academic program that shut down a year ago after ...