Surgical education programs have demand for physician assistants and nurse practitioners
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 12:56
in Health & Medicine
CHICAGO (April 20, 2009) - New research published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicates that large numbers of physician assistants and nurse practitioners - collectively known as physician extenders (PEs) - have been hired by general surgery residency programs in the last five years to enable the resident education experience, and these professio