September 30, 2005

National Physician Assistant Day

For more than 30 years, physician assistants (PAs) have provided quality medical care and services as licensed practitioners who practice medicine with physicians in many types of health care settings.

The importance of this profession's impact in the field of medicine has grown and will be recognized Oct. 6, when physician assistants from the MGH and throughout the country celebrate National Physician Assistant Day.

An information booth will be set up that day in the Main Corridor, which will allow patients, visitors and employees to learn about PAs' many contributions to health care.

The MGH employs more than 30 PAs, who practice in many different settings, including Cardiology, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Internal Medicine, Neurosurgery, Orthopædics and Radiology.