I’m sharing what it looks like to live a day in the life as an Aesthetics PA. I’m unpacking my favorite parts as a Physician Associate.

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This week as we talk Aesthetics, we kick off with 5 Questions with plastic surgery physician assistant and expert injector, Robin Chimile.

Working in surgery as a physician associate is inherently high stress. Plastic surgery, particularly burn, hand and reconstruction, is no different. Here's how to thrive as a surgery PA working in high acuity, even as a busy working mom. Click to hear an interview with Iliana Moyer, PA-C and working mom, leader and mentor in medicine.

Physician assistants are not assistants to doctors or just nurse practitioners with a different title. In this article I outline what PAs are and what we are not. How we differ from other medical professions and our similarities. Learn all about the PA profession and see if maybe it's right for you.

Who is accepted into PA school and what does an average Physician Assistant School applicant who is admitted to PA school look like? Statistical breakdown of current PA Students admitted into Physician Assistant Programs around the country.

Though the PA profession is often looked upon as "young" within the broader medical field, physician assistants have been part of the American healthcare system for over half a century. Job opportunities are plentiful, the number of PA programs is continually growing, and both patien