Physician assistants are expected to play a larger role in urology practices amid a shortage of urologists. Here’s a statistical look at PAs in urology (and medicine in general), provided by Aaron Milbank, MD, and Ken Mitchell, MPAS, of Metro Urology during the Large Urology Group Practice Association annual meeting in Chicago.
Physician assistants (PAs) are expected to play a larger role in urology practices amid a shortage of urologists. Here’s a statistical look at PAs in urology (and medicine in general), provided by Aaron Milbank, MD, and Ken Mitchell, MPAS, of Metro Urology during the Large Urology Group Practice Association annual meeting in Chicago.
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