Abstract Background Advanced practice providers (APPs), including physician
assistants/associates (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs) and other non-physician roles, have …

Background and study aims: Demand for endoscopic procedures worldwide has increased
while the number of physicians trained to perform endoscopy has remained relatively …

Background Although the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
limits the work hours of residents, concerns about fatigue persist. A new Institute of Medicine …

Objectives: To update the American Academy of Pediatrics and Society of Critical Care
Medicine's 2004 Guidelines and levels of care for PICU. Design: A task force was appointed …

Objective: To determine the relationship between hospital size and changes in the number
of critical care medicine (CCM) beds, proportion of hospital beds allocated to CCM, and …

In the United States there are not currently enough critical care–trained practitioners to
provide care to all critically ill patients. With calls for “high-intensity” staffing and 24-hour …

Background The concept of the physician assistant (PA) was developed by US physicians in
the 1960s as a workforce strategy to improve the delivery of medical services. Then as now …

Objectives: Educational demands coupled with restricted hours reduce residents' availability
to provide care at academic hospitals. Physician assistants (PAs) may address this issue …

This technical report reviews education, training, competency requirements, and scopes of
practice of the different neonatal care providers who work to meet the special needs of …

For over four decades, physician assistants (PAs) have demonstrated that they are effective
partners in a changing health care environment, readily adaptable to the needs of an …