Physician Assistants: Policy and Practice Book

Foreword v

Preface vii

About the Authors ix

Reviewers xi

Acknowledgments xiii

A Time Line of the Profession xvii

Chapters 1 Introduction and Overview of the Profession 1

Chapters 2 Development of the Profession 17

Chapters 3 Current Status: A Profile of the Physician Assistant Profession 62

Chapters 4 Entry-Level Physician Assistant Education 101

Chapters 5 Postgraduate Physician Assistant Education Programs 145

Chapters 6 Physician Assistants in Primary Care 164

Chapters 7 Physician Assistant Specialization: Nonprimary Care 193

Chapters 8 Physician Assistants in Hospital Settings 264

Chapters 9 Physician Assistants in Rural Health 295

Chapters 10 Other Professional Roles for Physician Assistants 327

Chapters 11 Economic Assessment of Physician Assistants 341

Chapters 12 Physician Assistant Professional Relationships 373

Chapters 13 Legislation and Policy 408

Chapters 14 Legal Issues of Physician Assistant Practice 430

Chapters 15 Professional and Workforce Issues 444

Chapters 16 Physician Assistant Professional Organizations 458

Chapters 17 Physician Assistants in the Federal Workforce 485

Chapters 18 Global Expansion of the Physician Assistant Concept 501

Chapters 19 Future Directions of the Physician Assistant Profession 524

Appendices I Physician Assistant Organizations 545

Appendices II Physician Assistant Programs 555

Appendices III Model State Legislation Regarding Physician Assistants 570

Appendices IV AAPA Guidelines for Ethical Conduct for the Physician Assistant 579

Appendices V Accreditation Standards for Physician Assistant Education 587

Appendices VI Summary of U.S. Laws for Physician Assistants, AbridgedVersion 602

Appendices VII Competencies for the Physician Assistant Profession 623

Bibliography 627

Index 657