The emerging importance of the physician assistant in the health care field continues to attract more medically inclined professionals to that area of practice. The quantifiable growth of the field, as outlined in a new study, underscores the profession's surging influence.
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From 2003 to 2013, reports the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, certified physician assistants increased by 219 percent. Between 2012 and 2013, the number increased by 6 percent, the study found, bringing the total number of professionals in the U.S. to 95,583.
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