San Diego County’s first class of physician assistants graduates, seen as key to easing staffing shortages

San Diego County’s first class of physician assistants graduates, seen as key to easing staffing shortages
San Diego Union-Tribune
December 18, 2023
... Point Loma Nazarene University minted its first 28 physician assistants Friday, injecting a fresh set of trained troops into an ongoing battle to keep up with the increased demands for health care caused by an aging population and an exodus of burnt-out medical providers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first graduating class of the university’s new physician assistant program and the first crop of locally trained PAs for any institution in San Diego County.