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Throughout the month of September, we asked physician assistants (PAs) across our Facebook and Twitter channels to help us celebrate PA Week by finishing the lines, “I’m a PA because…” Check out part five of our results! A Calling You Can’t Ignore “I’m a PA because it was a calling […]

Throughout the month of September, we asked physician assistants (PAs) across our Facebook and Twitter channels to help us celebrate PA Week by finishing the line, “I’m a PA because…” Check out part two of our results! “I am a PA because I have had a lifelong interest in medicine. […]

Throughout the month of September, we asked physician assistants (PAs) across our Facebook and Twitter channels to help us celebrate PA Week by finishing the line, “I’m a PA because…” Check out the results! “Happy PA week my fellow colleagues. I went back to school to become a PA because […]

Last month, Medicare reduced reimbursement rates to 2,592 hospitals due to their high number of 30-day readmissions. The reductions came as part of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which aims to prevent patients from returning to the hospital within 30 days of discharge for certain conditions. Since the fines began […]

Share this article: Traveling for work can be extremely fun and exciting, but sometimes the whole “getting to where you’re going” part can be tough. For many travelers, whether it is for business or for pleasure, long layovers can really put a damper on the trip. Luckily, there are some […]

You have decided to try locum tenens work for the first time. This can be a confusing time, and it is perfectly understandable that you might have a few questions. It is important to ask these questions to determine if the assignment is a good match, and to ensure you […]

As a nurse practitioner (NP) set loose into the world of job-hunting, evaluating the breadth of openings can be difficult. You will be bombarded with available positions. From snail mail to email they will come. If you are feeling overwhelmed, you are not alone; finding a job is hunt or […]

According to the National Rural Health Association, 25 percent of Americans live in rural areas, but only about 10 percent of physicians practice there. On top of this already alarming statistic, more than 470 rural hospitals have closed in the past 25 years, and Medicare payments to rural hospitals and […]

“I have strong reservations against nurse practitioners.” This statement was one of the first things that came out of my physician’s mouth when I told her I was a pediatric nurse practitioner. I was her patient sitting on the exam table, fully clothed while she clicked away on a computer, […]

When I graduated from my family practice nurse practitioner program, I had to “give back” two years of time to my employer in return for the monies advanced to me for my education. I studied family practice in school with the goal to work in that field upon graduation. However, […]