This new online-only department is intended to serve as a tool to aid the novice in ECG interpretation and as a place to challenge the more experienced PA.

The mass seen on the chest film provided the first key to this relatively rare diagnosis.

This patient's condition highlights the importance of paying close attention to history and not ruling out a rare complication of a procedure.

Honest disclosure of medical errors that harm patients is every physician assistant's professional responsibility.

The impact of DTCA on patients' expectations and PAs' responsibility to provide bioethical treatment are reviewed.

Last spring, my son cried as I drove him to school. His tears stemmed from loss rather than from flutters of classroom anxiety. My son had missed out on seeing something special. In this instance, the special was a small male duck that had emerged from the undergrowth and wandered into the middle of the road, causing me to stop the car.

I was sharing a few thoughts with a group of my students last week, just before they walked across the stage to accept their diplomas and enter the world of medicine. I remember the fear, excitement and energy that I felt at that moment, and it is always a thrill to see a future generation of PAs take their place in our profession.

New articles and resources related to the causes and effects of health care inequities and disparities. Items include a compelling look at how community-based organizations can play effective roles in decreasing racial inequities in care, as well as big-picture strategies to decrease ethnic health disparities.

A guest columnist discusses three key ways medical librarians can help improve hospital operations and cost effectiveness: addressing information needs of providers, making safety improvements, and improving health information literacy.

The author writes policy, and it passes! Examining the journey of a policy statement from proposed policy to final product, and the evolution of the policy during each stage of the process.