Rural Health

A Day in the Life: Zehra Ahmed, PA-C, MBBS

October 25, 2011

A PA describes her time in Oworobong, a rural village in Ghana, treating patients at a government clinic and adjusting to the cultural challenges such an immersion can bring.
 

A Day in the Life: Timothy Sayles, MPAS, PA-C

August 17, 2010

The author recounts the challenges and rewards of practicing at a rural health clinic in central Texas.
 

Do physician assistants provide a "social good" for America?

September 15, 2009

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

How population-based practices can improve patient outcomes

Richard D. Muma, PhD, MPH, PA-C September 10, 2009

When planning a patient's care, physician assistants should consider all the available options--treatment, cure, rehabilitation, and prevention.
 

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