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. 2019 Sep;36(9):415-419.

Addressing the Shortage of Physician Assistants in Medicine Clerkship Sites

Marcus D Ruopp  1 , Laura Fiore  1 , Amy W Baughman  1 , Aliza A Stern  1 , Susan N Nathan  1 , Sandra Vilbrun-Bruno  1
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Addressing the Shortage of Physician Assistants in Medicine Clerkship Sites

Marcus D Ruopp et al. Fed Pract. 2019 Sep.

Abstract

Addressing the shortage of clerkship sites, the VA Boston Healthcare System developed a physician assistant training program in a postacute health care setting.

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Author disclosures The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to this article.

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