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How is physician work force distributed between general
care and speciality
care? - ANSWER-785k total physicians in active pt
care (95%)
Family and General Practitioners: 117k
General Internist: 79k
General Surgeons: 24k
Anesthesiologist: 32k
Peds: 57k
OBGYN: 34k
440k the rest
How many fully accredited allopathic medical schools
are in the US? -
ANSWER-
154
Accredited by
LCMEA
compromised of reps from AMA
and AAMC
,How many accredited PA programs are there in the US? -
ANSWER-Over 250
PA Roles/Job Duties - ANSWER-Has patients of any age group
to collect history, perform physical examination, delineate
problem, record and present the data
Analyze health status via interview, exam, and lab
diagnostic study and
delineating healthcare problem in consultation
with physician
Formulating, implements and monitor a patient treatment or
manage a plan for
a patient with
physician
Instructions and coupling patient regarding their case
Perform routine procedures
Beginning Era of the PAs - ANSWER-License provided by
medical practice act
72% PA are women, started out
as men
AAPA definition of PA - ANSWER-Physicians assistants
are healthcare
,professionals license to practice medicine with
physician supervision
Practice Setting Statistics for PAs - ANSWER-Office of
Physicians: 55%
Hospitals:
26%
Outpatient
care: 8%
Educational
services: 3%
Employment
service: 2%
Pharmaceuticals - ANSWER-products intended to cure treat
mitigate diagnose or prevent disease in humans otherwise
affect the structure or function of the human body through
chemical action in and/or metabolize by the human body are
considered human drugs or biological products
Examples: Antibiotics, vaccines, human blood-plasma
fractions, and steroid
hormones
Medical Supplies - ANSWER-products typically
used once
Examples: crubs, masks, caps, shoe
covers, aprons
, Medical Equipment - ANSWER-products designed to be used
repeatedly or for
a long-
time
Examples: Wheelchairs. Mobility assistive equipment -
walkers, canes,
crutches. Hospital beds.Ventilators. Lifts.
Traction Equipment.
Biologics - ANSWER-a product that is produced from
living organisms or
contains components of living
organisms
Biological Products - ANSWER-regulated by the Food and
Drugs.
Administration (FDA) are used to diagnose, prevent, treat, and
cure diseases and medical conditions
FDA (Food and Drug Administration) - ANSWER-Products
intended to cure, treat, mitigate, diagnose, or prevent disease in
humans or otherwise affect the structure or function of the
human body through chemical action in and/or metabolized by
the human body are considered human drugs or biological
products.
Biological Products - ANSWER-complex mixtures of "big
molecule drugs" produced through biotechnology in a living