The Importance of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Healthcare Delivery

The American Association of Medical Colleges insists that by 2034, we won't have enough doctors to treat all the patients in the US. If physician assistants and nurse practitioners can help fill this gap, which is projected to be as high as 124,000 physicians across primary and specialty care, it seems like a good time to understand how, where, and when to use them.