The physician assistant program at Seaside-based California State University-Monterey Bay has lost its accreditation and will shut down in May, KSBW reported Nov. 7. The school announced the closure ...

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University officials criticize an accreditation panel’s denial and say they’ll review their options as the region fights a ...

Assembly Bill 1501 — will amend Section 3516 of the California Business and Professions Code to allow physicians to supervise ...

Working alongside physicians, Bill Mahaffy has harvested arteries and treated patients in cardiac-care units, but he's not a physician; he's a physician assistant (PA), an occupation that is expected ...

Physician assistants ― also known as PAs ― work alongside doctors, surgeons and other medical care providers. Their day-to-day duties include examining patients, reviewing their medical histories, ...

The Sacramento Bee is expanding its coverage of our health care community and its workers. Contact [email protected] with tips and complete our survey below. The number of physician assistants in ...

For future health care professionals who do not intend to pursue careers as doctors but who still want to have significant authority and influence in the health care sector, jobs such as physician ...

California’s efforts to expand access to abortion care are enabling more types of medical practitioners to perform certain abortion procedures — potentially a boon for patients in rural areas ...