The new Israeli PA. Issue 7 (July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Berkowitz, Oren; Gelbshtein, Udi; Segal, Idit; Jacobson, Eyal
• Is Part Of: JAAPA. Volume 31:Issue 7(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-07
• Subjects: Israel -- physician assistants -- training -- emergency medicine -- paramedics -- workforce; Medicine -- Periodicals; Physicians' assistants -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Physician Assistants -- Periodicals; Medicine; Physicians' assistants; Periodicals; 610.7372069
• DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000533710.52290.01
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0893-7400

Abstract

Abstract : ABSTRACT: Israel launched its new physician assistant profession with its first class of students, who were graduated in October 2017. The program is run by the Ministry of Health's Training and Development Department. This first course was focused on emergency medicine and the plan is to expand to anesthesiology and pathology in the near future.