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Nov 2024
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MD and PA Students Aren’t Buying The Sco...

Dave Etler and the Students of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
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Why are the AMA and the AAPA Fighting? PA2 Olivia Quinby, PA2 Raginya Handoo, PA2 Julie Vuong, and M4 Katie Higham-Kessler dig into the intense debate between the American Medical Association (“Scope creep will destroy everything!”) and the American Association of Physician Assistants (“WTF we’re just trying to fill the gaps, bro!& ... Show More
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