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Why Hire a PA? By hiring a physician assistant (PA), hospitals, practices, and clinics can function more fully and enhance accessibility to care for your patients. Research has shown that physicians who employ PAs as part of their medical teams enjoy higher patient satisfaction levels, increased revenues, and more flexible work schedules, especially in solo-practice physician environments. And for physicians, what can be better then having an extra pair of medically-trained eyes and hands assisting you? Imagine having extra hours in the week to research, concentrate on difficult cases, or take much-needed time away from the office. Physicians - Expand your practice With one or more PAs on staff, your medical team can serve significantly more patients in a day, expand office hours to serve working families, or extend your practice by opening a satellite office. PAs can diagnose patients, write prescriptions, and council patients on preventive health strategies under your direction. They can even manage the medical care in a satellite office for you as they have the ability to consult with you by phone if necessary. And even while your practice is growing, PAs can lighten your workload considerably. Physicians in Georgia can have up to four PAs licensed to him or her at any given time, supervising up to two at any given time. Post a PA position. Hospitals – Boost medical staff The American Medical Association announced a shortage of physicians in 2005 and predicted future shortages, partly due to aging baby boomers and medical staff departures. HospitalImpact.org predicted that the physician shortage will be even worse than recent nurse shortages. PAs can help hospitals provide quality medical care in the face of medical staff shortages. Post a PA position. Physicians – Find more time PAs can help you find more time, whether it’s for research and special cases, or personal and family time. As part of your medical team, a PA can provide patients with quality medical care on a daily basis with limited supervision. According to a study by the American Medical Association, solo practice physicians who employ PAs are able to work one week less per year on average and provide greater access to care for their patients. PAs can lighten your workload considerably, giving you more time to do what you need to do. Post a PA position. Physicians and Hospitals – Increase patient accommodation By hiring a PA (physician assistant), you can augment your medical staff, ensuring patients receive medical care faster, get all their questions answered, and are better satisfied with their health care team as a whole. Studies conducted by the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research found patient satisfaction levels with PAs high, ranging in the 90th percentile. Providing excellent medical care as part of your medical team is what PAs do. Isn’t it time you hired a PA? Post a PA position. Physicians and Hospitals – Increase revenue According to the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), PAs generate revenues beyond the cost of their paychecks. A study by the MGMA based on 2002 data revealed that for every dollar generated for PA care, the employer paid an average of 28 cents to employ the PA, or 32 cents to employ a surgical PA. Post a PA position. PA Education Physician assistants are educated and licensed to practice medicine under the supervision of a physician. Like physicians, PAs are educated on the medical model. One of the main differences between a physician and a PA is the amount of time spent in education. PAs typically earn Bachelor’s degrees and work in the medical field for a few years as paramedics, nurses, or in other medical positions before entering a two to three-year PA program. Typically, PAs spend most of their first year in classrooms and labs studying physiology, psychology, microbiology, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, obstetrics, and gynecology. PAs’ second, and sometimes third years are spent in the field on clinical rotations. 
To maintain national certification after graduation, PAs are required to log 100 hours of Continuing Medical Education credits every two years, and to take a recertification examination every six years.
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