This month, Oregon's Governor Tina Kotek signed a bill into law that officially changed the title of "physician assistants" to "physician associates" in the state. The switch is the first of its kind ...

Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed the bill on April 4, about a month after the state legislature passed it. PAs in Oregon will continue to practice as physician assistants until the law takes effect on June ...

Kassandra Balli was being courted by medical centers across the country while she was earning a master’s degree in physician assistant studies at Oregon Health & Science University. Then Balli, a ...

Physician assistants (PA) practice medicine on healthcare teams with physicians and other providers. PAs are trained to obtain medical histories, perform examinations, order treatments, diagnose ...

Oregon has become the first state in the U.S. to adopt legislation changing the “physician assistant” title to “physician associate.” The Oregon State Legislature passed the bill March 6, and Gov.

Abbie Hecker is a Physician Assistant at the Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) service at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (formerly Seattle Cancer Care Alliance). She is also a Teaching Associate with ...