Physician Assistants

"Physician Assistants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Health professionals who practice medicine as members of a team with their supervising physicians. They deliver a broad range of medical and surgical services to diverse populations in rural and urban settings. Duties may include physical exams, diagnosis and treatment of disease, interpretation of tests, assist in surgery, and prescribe medications. (from http://www.aapa.orglabout-pas accessed 2114/2011)

Descriptor ID	D010823
MeSH Number(s)	M01.526.485.067.740 N02.360.067.740
Concept/Terms	Physician Assistants Physician Assistants Assistants, Physician Physician Assistant Physicians' Extenders Extender, Physicians' Extenders, Physicians' Physician Extenders Physician's Extenders Physicians' Extender Doctor's Assistants Assistant, Doctor's Assistants, Doctor's Doctor Assistants Doctor's Assistant Physicians' Assistants Assistant, Physicians' Assistants, Physicians' Physician's Assistants Physicians Assistants Physicians' Assistant Feldshers Feldshers Feldsher

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Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Occupational Groups [M01.526]
Health Personnel [M01.526.485]
Allied Health Personnel [M01.526.485.067]
Physician Assistants [M01.526.485.067.740]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Personnel [N02.360]
Allied Health Personnel [N02.360.067]
Physician Assistants [N02.360.067.740]

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Bar chart showing 18 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2007	1	0	1
2009	0	2	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	2	0	2
2019	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	0	1	1
2022	3	0	3
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1

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Kibe LW, Schrode KM, Paik S, Frias-Sarmiento D. Underrepresentation of Black Men in Physician Assistant and Associate Training. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 10 01; 7(10):e2441531.

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Klein A, Kayingo G, Schrode KM, Soria K. Physician Assistants/Associates With Doctoral Degrees: Where Are They Now? J Physician Assist Educ. 2024 Mar 01; 35(1):14-20.

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Kibe LW, Kayingo G, Schrode KM, Klein A. Academic leadership in physician assistant/associate medical education: a cross-sectional analysis of the association with doctoral degree, gender, and minority status. BMC Med Educ. 2022 Nov 23; 22(1):808.

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Kayingo G, Kibe L, Venzon A, Gordes KL, Cawley JF. Assessing demand for doctoral-prepared PA faculty: a five-year longitudinal study. BMC Med Educ. 2022 Apr 29; 22(1):331.

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Gordes KL, Fleming S, Kulo V, Cawley JF, Kibe L, Kayingo G. An Exploration into the Physician Assistant Entry-Level Doctoral Degree: Lessons Learned From Across Health Professions. J Physician Assist Educ. 2022 Mar 01; 33(1):24-33.

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Towfighi A, Cheng EM, Ayala-Rivera M, Barry F, McCreath H, Ganz DA, Lee ML, Sanossian N, Mehta B, Dutta T, Razmara A, Bryg R, Song SS, Willis P, Wu S, Ramirez M, Richards A, Jackson N, Wacksman J, Mittman B, Tran J, Johnson RR, Ediss C, Sivers-Teixeira T, Shaby B, Montoya AL, Corrales M, Mojarro-Huang E, Castro M, Gomez P, Mu?oz C, Garcia D, Moreno L, Fernandez M, Lopez E, Valdez S, Haber HR, Hill VA, Rao NM, Martinez B, Hudson L, Valle NP, Vickrey BG. Effect of a Coordinated Community and Chronic Care Model Team Intervention vs Usual Care on Systolic Blood Pressure in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: The SUCCEED Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 02 01; 4(2):e2036227.

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Lozada MJ, Raji MA, Goodwin JS, Kuo YF. Opioid Prescribing by Primary Care Providers: a Cross-Sectional Analysis of Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, and Physician Prescribing Patterns. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 09; 35(9):2584-2592.

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Kuo YF, Raji MA, Lin YL, Ottenbacher ME, Jupiter D, Goodwin JS. Use of Medicare Data to Identify Team-based Primary Care: Is it Possible? Med Care. 2019 11; 57(11):905-912.

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Kibe LW, Kayingo G, Cawley JF. Postprofessional PA doctorates: A new era. JAAPA. 2018 Nov; 31(11):46-51.

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Coplan B, Bautista TG, Dehn RW. PA program characteristics and diversity in the profession. JAAPA. 2018 Mar; 31(3):38-46.

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