In five years of writing for various audiences, Uche has learned to simplify career-focused content for ambitious learners regardless of their qualifications. Her work is published in notable ...

Physician assistants are among the most in-demand professionals in healthcare, and the pay is lucrative. Find out what it takes to be a PA and how much they earn. When you’re visiting your primary ...

Build a fulfilling career with direct patient care. Get equipped to diagnose and treat patients with compassion, making the most of your comprehensive skill set. You’ll experience lots of satisfaction ...

Physician assistants, also known as PAs, practice medicine under the direction of physicians and surgeons. They are formally trained to examine patients, diagnose injuries and illnesses, and provide ...

After 23 years as a physician assistant, Leslie Clayton remains rankled by one facet of her vocation: its title. Specifically, the word "assistant." Patients have asked if she's heading to medical ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

The nurse practitioner will see you now. It’s not the phrase most people are accustomed to hearing, but it’s increasingly the case, with patients more likely than ever to see providers with advanced ...

Twenty-three percent of U.S. physicians use a voice assistant to support their job, according to a DRG Digital survey. DRG Digital surveyed 100 physicians who use voice assistants for professional ...

I’m standing over an operating table, excising a skin cancer from the forehead of an elderly gentleman while soft piano music echoes off the floor tiles. I’ve performed this procedure thousands of ...

Layla Taghehchian started at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2005. She knew she was interested in the human body, biology and diseases. Those interests led her to a family friend who was a ...

Janice Cohen, of Boynton Beach, refused to wait another four weeks to get an appointment with her primary care doctor. When offered a visit with a physician assistant, she reluctantly agreed. The ...

Abbie Hecker is a Physician Assistant at the Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) service at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (formerly Seattle Cancer Care Alliance). She is also a Teaching Associate with ...