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Apparently the new rules governing resident hrs are already having a positive effect... for pa's!
many prestigious university medical centers are replacing resident hrs with increased pa staffing leading the chief of staff at yale/new haven hospital( peter herbret, md ) to predict a shortage of pa's in the near future. great news for practicing pa's and new grads! examples of new jobs already created by a shortage of resident hours:
yale/new haven:
medicine + 4 pa's
surgery + 10 pa's
NY HOSPITAL/QUEENS surgery +4 pa's
long island jewish CT surgery +1
tufts: surgery(general) +1 pa
CT surgery +2 pa's
numerous other facilities following above examples. it's a great time to be a PA!
source for above AAPA news 7/30/02
many prestigious university medical centers are replacing resident hrs with increased pa staffing leading the chief of staff at yale/new haven hospital( peter herbret, md ) to predict a shortage of pa's in the near future. great news for practicing pa's and new grads! examples of new jobs already created by a shortage of resident hours:
yale/new haven:
medicine + 4 pa's
surgery + 10 pa's
NY HOSPITAL/QUEENS surgery +4 pa's
long island jewish CT surgery +1
tufts: surgery(general) +1 pa
CT surgery +2 pa's
numerous other facilities following above examples. it's a great time to be a PA!
source for above AAPA news 7/30/02