"Physician Assistants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Health professionals who practice medicine as members of a team with their supervising physicians. They deliver a broad range of medical and surgical services to diverse populations in rural and urban settings. Duties may include physical exams, diagnosis and treatment of disease, interpretation of tests, assist in surgery, and prescribe medications. (from http://www.aapa.orglabout-pas accessed 2114/2011)
| Descriptor ID |
D010823
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.067.740 N02.360.067.740
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| Concept/Terms |
Physician Assistants- Physician Assistants
- Assistants, Physician
- Physician Assistant
- Physicians' Extenders
- Extender, Physicians'
- Extenders, Physicians'
- Physician Extenders
- Physician's Extenders
- Physicians' Extender
- Doctor's Assistants
- Assistant, Doctor's
- Assistants, Doctor's
- Doctor Assistants
- Doctor's Assistant
- Physicians' Assistants
- Assistant, Physicians'
- Assistants, Physicians'
- Physician's Assistants
- Physicians Assistants
- Physicians' Assistant
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| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physician Assistants" by people in Profiles.
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Urological Procedures and Impact on Advanced Practice Provider Burnout, Job Satisfaction, and Salary: AUA Census Analysis. Urol Pract. 2025 Nov; 12(6):769-778.
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Evaluating Clinical Decision Supports to Improve Adolescent Depression Screening and Management in Pediatric Primary Care. Acad Pediatr. 2025 08; 25(6):102839.
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Turnover Among Early Career Advanced Practice Providers in Urology. Urology. 2025 Sep; 203:16-22.
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Utilization and Timing of Cystoscopy for Hematuria Evaluation by Advanced Practice Providers and Urologists. Urology. 2024 06; 188:80-86.
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A Student in My Pocket: Development of a Virtual Internal Medicine Hospital Rotation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Acad Med. 2021 11 01; 96(11S):S195-S196.
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The 90-day orientation: An onboarding strategy for hospitalist PAs and NPs. JAAPA. 2021 Sep 01; 34(9):52-55.
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Modernizing the PA and NP workforce: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. JAAPA. 2021 Aug 01; 34(8):1-3.
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Surgical Faculty Perception of Service-Based Advanced Practice Provider Impact: A Southwestern Surgical Congress Multicenter Survey. Am Surg. 2021 Jun; 87(6):971-978.
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Robotic cardiac surgery impact of a new patient-side assistant on outcomes. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jan; 68(1):24-29.
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Trauma Providers' Perceptions of Frailty Assessment: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs. South Med J. 2019 03; 112(3):159-163.