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. 2024 Oct 1;37(10):36-39.
doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000000000000126. Epub 2024 Sep 24.

PA leadership: Implementation, structure, and sustainability

Sondra M DePalma  1 , Carson S Walker, Trevor Simon, Eric Walczyk
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PA leadership: Implementation, structure, and sustainability

Sondra M DePalma et al. JAAPA. .

Abstract

Physician associate/assistant (PA) leaders are essential to healthcare and critical to a healthcare organization's success. In this article, the second of a two-part series on PA leadership, we summarize methods for implementing and sustaining PA leadership opportunities and organizational structures.

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