Roderick S. Hooker, PhD, PA-C

AAPA census data indicate that compared to younger PAs, PAs working beyond their seventh decade work more in primary care and nonurban areas. Knowing how long PAs continue to practice and what fields they choose will help workforce planners predict needs.

PAs may practice longer than expected and need to bridge their retirement in unprecedented ways. Who, what, and why remain challenging questions.

The authors discuss some of the implications of PA career flexibility, which has long been a hallmark of the profession and was one of its founding principles.

An economics-driven approach to US health care provider supply and demand could produce the most efficient workforce model.

A physician assistant considers the items that would describe this point in the history of the PA profession to future generations.

Such a congress could foster the role of physician assistants, explore innovations in the education of PAs, and much else besides.

Has the PA profession delivered on its promise to increase access to health care? This editorial's argument: The evidence shows that it has.

Although strong arguments for and against additional formal education for PAs are made, little evidence is available to support either side.

Why so few scholars of the PA profession? What has the PA profession achieved, and where is the evidence demonstrating that PAs are what they think they are?

Objective: To determine how satisfied older American consumers are with physician assistant (PA) and nurse practitioner (NP) care.