Physician Assistants

And with that comes more experience.

And I know that APPs such as PAs and nurse practitioners do play a role, a vital role in the system.

No one is denying that.

But you cannot replace that experience simply because of either administrative decisions or financial reasons.

I know it's used as a convenient catch-all term in drug advertisements.

You can't say, ask your doctor, nurse practitioner, PA, nurse, midwife about this drug.

And then you're going to offend the one person, the physical therapist that you didn't include.

Yeah.

Hey everybody, one of you guys recently commented on one of my videos that I should share my thoughts on when you should hire your first clinician, whether it be a NP, a PA, another physician, maybe another partner.

I'm going to share with you all the things, my thoughts on it, the advice that I would give and my opinions on it so you can grow, scale and avoid a lot of the headaches that I did for my business.

All right, so the first big question is like, when? When should you start the process? Well, that depends, all right? That's gonna lead to another question of, it's gonna depend on what your goal is.

You're doing plastic cases or something like that.

then you can maybe hire a pa or nurse practitioner to do your follow-up visits whether you're paid cash or in a global meaning you're not paid for like the post-op follow-up to make sure their sutures look okay maybe that makes sense because the business is you the business is you as the gi doc the plastic surgeon the general surgeon the rheumatologist like you get the idea right that like if that is you then you could offload the non-revenue streams or the super low revenue streams to someone else and you do all the high revenue streams.

Like a PA is not gonna be able to do those facial reconstructive surgeries, but maybe they could do some of the pre-op, the post-op.

They can make you more efficient at making the money, doing whatever you are to make the money.

Scopes, infusions, seeing new patients, doing your freaking surgeries, you get the idea.

Welcome to the PA Insights Podcast, powered by NCCPA.

In this episode, we're taking a closer look at NCCPA's 2025 Statistical Profile of Board Certified PAs by Specialty, the latest annual report on the PA workforce.

Joining us are research analysts Colette Jeffery and Kasey Puckett, along with research scientist Dr. Mirela Bruza to discuss what the latest data reveals about the PA workforce.

We'll explore how the profession is expanding across specialties, where demand for PAs is growing, and what the research tells us about career flexibility, job satisfaction, burnout, and the increasing role of telemedicine in healthcare delivery.

Whether you're a PA, an employer, or a healthcare leader, this conversation offers valuable insights into the current state of the profession and what the data may tell us about its future.

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