My research for my paper is on the profession of Physician’s Assistant and how it is showing to become one of the most up and coming career. With the need for medical care on the rise, the health care reform and the shortage of doctors throughout the U.S. New education advances for prospective PAs is becoming very advanced. Schools are expecting to have many students within the next decade going for a career in Physician’s Assistant care. PAs work under a doctor who will give e them great training in what exactly they will be doing in the field.
This profession is one with great prestige and has to have people who care about the needs of patients. People are continuously getting sick and becoming injured, they need people who are educated and care about making sure they are fine again. PAs can work in hospitals, doctor’s offices, and will soon be able to open up their own practices. The quality of care between PAs and physicians is nearly the same and many people accept that, PAs have been looked at as great professionals by other doctors, nurses, and most of all patients.
Insurance companies will be making a lot more business as PAs come on to the scene more and more. If they are able to open of their own practices soon it will be necessary that the PAs have great insurance because they will be equally responsible for malpractice suits. As time goes on the generations will last longer and need more care, future PAs may have to have more education and training to take care of their patients with new diagnoses and technologies. About 50 percent more jobs are expected to open up for PAs in the recent future which will make the job and even greater goal for medical students.
**Link To PA Career Spotlight Video**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3yFYnFakxM
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