|Articles|March 1, 2004

PAs a growing factor as part of derm teams

Washington - Over the past three years, the ranks of dermatology physician assistants (PAs) have swelled, growing from approximately 600 in number to approximately 1,500, estimates Robert Higham, a dermatology PA at Mid Valley Dermatology in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

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