San Diego County’s first class of physician assistants graduates, seen as key to easing staffing shortages
12/21/23 at 03:18 AM
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.