The author, Adam Skeen, reflects on his experience transitioning from a physician associate (PA) to a medical student. He discusses the limited training and lack of knowledge depth in the PA curriculum, emphasizing the need for standardized quality and national scope of practice for PAs. Skeen advocates for recruiting and retaining more doctors to address the healthcare workforce crisis, rather than relying on PAs. He also suggests adequately funding graduate entry medicine programs to make it accessible to all motivated individuals. Skeen emphasizes the importance of PAs working within appropriate scope and supporting doctors without substituting them.
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From physician associate to medical student
