Physician assistants

(L-R: Saira Rashid, CCPA from General Surgery, Jeff Straw, CCPA, PA-C and Jonathan Hau, CCPA from the Emergency Department, and Rachel Shekhman Goldstein, CCPA and Alifiya Goriawala, CCPA from General Surgery)

November 27 is Physician Assistant Recognition Day. A new player in the health care team, physician assistants (PAs) work with physicians and other health care providers to deliver high-quality care. PAs receive their training through an accredited university program, and are taught in the medical model. They work in partnership with their supervising physicians to increase access to care and reduce wait times by serving as an extension of the physician.
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PAs can work in any area of medicine, from family practice, to mental health, to surgical specialties. They work in hospital, outpatient, and community settings; some even make home visits to senior clients.

At Mount Sinai Hospital, PAs have been working in the Emergency Department and within the General Surgery Department for the past several years. Soon, new PA graduates will be joining the Women’s and Infants program, and at the Rehab and Wellbeing Centre in the area of sports medicine.

You can learn more about the PA profession in Canada through the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants website (https://capa-acam.ca) or with this short video: https://vimeo.com/190732059

November 27 is Physician Assistant Recognition Day. A new player in the health care team, physician assistants (PAs) work with physicians and other health care providers to deliver high-quality care. PAs receive their training through an accredited university program, and are taught in the medical model. They work in partnership with their supervising physicians to increase access to care and reduce wait times by serving as an extension of the physician.

Thanks to our small but mighty team of PAs at Mount Sinai!