This month, Oregon's Governor Tina Kotek signed a bill into law that officially changed the title of "physician assistants" to "physician associates" in the state. The switch is the first of its kind ...

Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed the bill on April 4, about a month after the state legislature passed it. PAs in Oregon will continue to practice as physician assistants until the law takes effect on June ...

The Oregon Society of Physician Assistants has proposed legislation to change the licensure process by giving more responsibility to the PA’s supervising physician and less to the Oregon Medical Board ...

Abbie Hecker is a Physician Assistant at the Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) service at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (formerly Seattle Cancer Care Alliance). She is also a Teaching Associate with ...