Physician Assistants: Policy and Practice

Explore the past, present, and future of PA practice. The authors, noted educators, researchers, and practitioners, draw on extensive research to trace the evolution of the PA’s roles and responsibilities in the delivery of health care services. Their presentation of historical content balanced with discussions of the ethical, educational, legislative, and economic forces that are shaping that the profession makes this a contemporary classroom tool for PA’s learning their field and their roles. 

Health Policy Consultant, Adjunct Professor, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

Professor, Department of Prevention and Community Health Milken Institute, School of Public Health, Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC