Surgical education programs have demand for physician assistants and nurse practitioners

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 professionals continue to be in demand. Most have been hired in response to work-hour restrictions imposed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in 2003...

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