Eugene Stead Jr., MD, founded the physician assistant profession when he established the first PA training program at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University in 1965. Dr. Stead created the program in ...

This weekend we welcome 36 new students seeking the master of science degree in physician assistant studies, joining our first class from last year, which is now moving into clinical rotations. The ...

Courtesy of the PA History Society Nichols’ legacy serves as a reminder that although strides have been made toward inclusion, there is more that can be done to increase representation in the ...

Impetus for the establishment of a Physician Assistant Program at Baylor College of Medicine arose from several sources. The College's new Ten-Point Expansion Plan for the '70s called for ...

Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, in collaboration with Duke Health, has launched a new degree and certificate program in Complementary and Integrative Health. Through ...

Chinese national Yue Jiang has always been drawn to medicine and health care, due to the opportunities for service and intellectual challenge. Since attending a medical school would be longer and more ...