A Question of Identity: Physician Versus Physician's Assistant.

Fink, Paul Jay

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Publication Date: 1975

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A Question of Identity: Physician Versus Physician's Assistant

Fink, Paul Jay

Journal of Medical Education, 50, 2, 190-191, Feb 75

The role of the physician's assistant grew out of a need for a change in the health delivery system. However, the pressure for speed in the growth of this new concept did not allow for a gradual evolution, and has resulted in many discrepancies in the physician's assistant role. (PG)

Descriptors: Health Personnel, Higher Education, Medical Education, Physicians, Physicians Assistants, Professional Education, Role Conflict

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