PAs: Fifty years young

ABSTRACTThe PA profession is 50 years young. Practicing PAs and current students hail from several generational categories ranging from Builders to Generation Z. This article reviews how different generations may have experienced PA program expansion, professional identity, state licensing, and pres...

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Published inJAAPA (Montvale, N.J.) Vol. 30; no. 10; pp. 43 - 45
Main Authors Mandel, Ellen D, North, Shannon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Copyright American Academy of Physician Assistants 01.10.2017
Subjects
College students
Generations
Health technology assessment
Humans
Licensing
Optimism
Physician assistants
Physician Assistants - economics
Physician Assistants - education
Population Dynamics
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Summary:ABSTRACTThe PA profession is 50 years young. Practicing PAs and current students hail from several generational categories ranging from Builders to Generation Z. This article reviews how different generations may have experienced PA program expansion, professional identity, state licensing, and prescription delegation. The authors sampled a cohort of PA program applicants about their views on what evokes optimism and concern for the PA profession. These themes mirror the recently paved professional road, while posing the all-important questionWhat construction lies on the horizon?
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ISSN:1547-1896
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DOI:10.1097/01.JAA.0000524714.17719.06