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Medscape
4 days ago
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- Medscape
Infographic: Do PAs Practice to Their Maximum Capabilities?
About 1 in 3 physician assistants (PAs) practice in a state that had expanded their scope of practice in recent years. PAs said they benefited from these new laws mostly through eased rules for practice agreements with doctors and scaled-back physician oversight. A majority of them said the new rules made them feel more positive about a PA career. This infographic presents key findings from a new report on PAs' practice abilities. To learn more, check out the Medscape Physician Assistant Practice Report 2025. Medscape Physician Assistant Practice Report 2025
Medscape
15-07-2025
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- Medscape
Infographic: How Well Will Unions Catch On Among PAs?
Nine percent of physician assistants (PAs) surveyed by Medscape are represented at work by a union or collective bargaining unit. Among those who aren't represented now, 7% of PAs told Medscape that either a formal organizing effort was under way, or unionization was being discussed. With that backdrop, about 2 of 3 PAs in the survey said their peers have middle-of-the-road attitudes about PAs. This infographic presents key findings from a new report assessing labor unions' efforts to represent PAs. To learn more, check out the Medscape Physician Assistants and Unions Report 2025. Medscape Physician Assistants and Unions Report 2025
