HealthLeaders Media July 11, 2023
A recent Harris Poll conducted for the AAPA found 90% of patients believe physician associates are part of the solution for healthcare workforce shortages.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Folusho Ogunfiditimi, the new president of the AAPA, says his priorities include promoting healthcare access and modernizing laws that regulate physician associates.
– The ideal role of PAs is to serve on care teams but also to be able to practice medicine autonomously, he says.
– Ogunfiditimi says working as a PA helped him develop the skills to be successful in healthcare administration roles.
Physician associates (PAs) are part of the solution for workforce shortages in the healthcare sector, says Folusho Ogunfiditimi, DM, MPH, PA-C, president and chair of the Board of Directors...