Physician Assistants/Associates in Critical Care: A Descriptive Analysis Using the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Dataset
4.1.2025 • Little is known about the size, trajectory, and practice characteristics of the physician assistant/associate (PA) workforce specializing in critical care. The demand for critical care service delivery is growing, and the supply of physician critical care specialists is not fully meeting this demand. The purpose of this research is to describe the characteristics of PAs in critical care medicine.
Equity and Longitudinal Assessments: Perspectives from Physician Assistants/Associates (PAs) Participating in PANRE-LA
3.3.2025 • Longitudinal assessments (LAs) may offer more flexibility and unique opportunities to enhance equity. Although prior findings on LAs demonstrate that they foster learning, limited research exists on potential differences in examinee perspectives by demographics and practice characteristics.
Demographics and Practice Attributes of Physician Assistants in Neurology
2.14.2025 • A supply and demand model indicates a shortage of neurologists by 2025,1 highlighting the need for more physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners in this specialty.
Physician Assistant/Associate Urology Workforce: A National Analysis
2.10.2025 • The urology workforce is shifting in terms of the number of physicians per capita, age, gender, and availability. To meet this growing need, physician assistants/associates (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) are part of this workforce backfilling effort.
Physician Assistants in Clinical Endocrinology: Characteristics and Demographics
1.8.2025 • Physician assistants (PAs) are employed in endocrinology, but little is known about their roles and activities. The study aimed to assess PAs' employment characteristics in endocrinology compared to those in all other specialties.
Comparative Analysis of Physician Assistant/Associate National Certifying Examination (PANCE) Performance Trends: Pre and During COVID-19 Era
10.1.2024 • Comparative Analysis of Physician Assistant/Associate National Certifying Examination (PANCE) Performance Trends: Pre and During COVID-19 Era
Physician Assistants in Plastic Surgery A Descriptive Analysis Using the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Dataset – BMC
8.26.2024 • Physician Assistants in Plastic Surgery: A Descriptive Analysis Using the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Dataset
The Importance of Diversity in the Physician Assistant/Associate Workforce: Examining the Profession’s Growth and Trends in Demographic Composition
6.14.2024 • The Importance of Diversity in the Physician Assistant/Associate Workforce: Examining the Profession's Growth and Trends in Demographic Composition
The Influence of Patient Care, Shadowing, and Volunteer Experience on Diverse Applicant Matriculation Into Physician Assistant/Associate Programs
11.14.2023 • The Influence of Patient Care, Shadowing, and Volunteer Experience on Diverse Applicant Matriculation Into Physician Assistant/Associate Programs Volunteer Experience on Diverse Applicant Matriculation Into Physician Assistant/Associate Programs