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ReviewCureus2024

Comparative Analysis of Medical School and Physician Assistant Education and the Use of Provisional Licenses.

Manu M Mathew, Samantha O'Connor, Tisha M Titus

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Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Manu M MathewFamily Medicine, American University of Antigua, New York, USA.
Samantha O'ConnorHospital Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Daemen University, Amherst, USA.
Tisha M TitusFamily and Preventive Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current shortage of physicians in the United States has prompted a reevaluation of medical education and licensure pathways. This paper analyzes medical school and physician assistant education, highlighting the differences in training, clinical experience, and licensing requirements. Additionally, the paper explores the emerging role of postgraduate licensure (PGL) programs, which allow unmatched medical graduates to obtain provisional licenses and practice under attending physician supervision. Through this analysis, we assert that medical graduates are underutilized assets in addressing the healthcare workforce deficit with PGL programs as a viable solution to alleviate physician shortages, particularly in primary care.

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assistant physicianpancephysician assistantphysician shortageusmle exams

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PMID39640174
PMCPMC11617333

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