As the demand for healthcare outpaces the supply of doctors in rural areas nationwide, physician assistants are increasingly the ones filling the gap. For the communities that depend on physician ...

An aging and declining population throughout rural America is creating a double whammy for those tasked with providing health care. A recent study found that of the 1,810 rural hospitals operating in ...

Given the fixed supply of residency training slots, pathways to increasing physician supply are limited. We assess use of the ...

A physician assistant program based at the University of Missouri-Kansas City has expanded to Columbia to help fill the health care needs in rural counties. A physician assistant is a licensed ...

Physician assistants in Missouri may soon have more independence thanks to pending legislation, according to a KCUR report. Currently, PAs in Missouri must have a physician on site supervising their ...

The University of Missouri-Kansas City announced that the School of Medicine is expanding its Master of Medical Science Physician Assistant program. According to a news release from UMKC, the ...