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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Physician Assistants".

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 17 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2006	1	0	1
2010	0	4	4
2011	1	1	2
2017	2	0	2
2018	1	1	2
2019	2	0	2
2021	1	0	1
2022	2	0	2
2023	1	0	1

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Tetzlaff ED, Hylton HM, Ruth KJ, Hasse Z, Hall MJ. Moral Distress, Organizational Climate, and the Risk of Burnout Among Physician Assistants in Oncology. JCO Oncol Pract. 2023 05; 19(5):e639-e649.

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Casola AR, Cunningham A, Crittendon D, Kelly S, Sifri R, Arenson C. Implementing and Evaluating a Fellowship for Community-Based Physicians and Physician Assistants: Leadership, Practice Transformation, and Precepting. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2022 04 01; 42(2):144-147.

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Tetzlaff ED, Hylton HM, Ruth KJ, Hasse Z, Hall MJ. Association of Organizational Context, Collaborative Practice Models, and Burnout Among Physician Assistants in Oncology. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 08; 18(8):e1306-e1319.

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Tetzlaff ED, Hylton HM, Ruth KJ, Hasse Z, Hall MJ. Changes in Burnout Among Oncology Physician Assistants Between 2015 and 2019. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 01; 18(1):e47-e59.

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Buchs SR, Baginski R, Coombs JM, Duffy D, Garbas B, Honda T, Moloney-Johns A, Mazur Z, Murfin M, Statler M, Thurnes T. PAEA End of Rotation? Exams Accurately Identify Students at Risk of Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam Failure. J Physician Assist Educ. 2019 Dec; 30(4):192-199.

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Chan KH, Dinwiddie JK, Ahuja GS, Bennett EC, Brigger MT, Chi DH, Choo DI, Cunningham MJ, Elluru RG, Giannoni CM, Goudy SL, Koempel JA, MacArthur CJ, Malone B, Messner AH, Mitchell RB, Park AH, Richter GT, Rosbe KW, Shah UK, Sie KCY, Smith RJ, Sulman CG, Thompson JW, Thorne MC, Wei JL, Wetmore RF, White DR, Zalzal GH, Schoem SR. Advanced practice providers and children's hospital-based pediatric otolarynology practices. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Feb; 129:109770.

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Honda T, Patel-Junankar D, Baginski R, Scott R. Admissions Variables: Predictors of Physician Assistant Student Success. J Physician Assist Educ. 2018 Sep; 29(3):167-172.

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Barnes J, Coleman B, Hwang S, Stolic A, Bousvaros A, Nurko S, Salinas GD. Educational needs in the diagnosis and management of pediatric functional constipation: a US survey of specialist and primary care clinicians. Postgrad Med. 2018 May; 130(4):428-435.

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Coverdill JE, Shelton JS, Alseidi A, Borgstrom DC, Dent DL, Dumire R, Fryer J, Hartranft TH, Holsten SB, Nelson MT, Shabahang MM, Sherman SR, Termuhlen PM, Woods RJ, Mellinger JD. The promise and problems of non-physician practitioners in general surgery education: Results of a multi-center, mixed-methods study of faculty. Am J Surg. 2018 Feb; 215(2):222-226.

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Pavlik D, Sacchetti A, Seymour A, Blass B. Physician Assistant Management of Pediatric Patients in a General Community Emergency Department: A Real-World Analysis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Jan; 33(1):26-30.

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