Physician Assistant Journals and Organizations

Free Online Journals

Advance for Physician Assistants: Online Edition This is a peer-reviewed journal.

Internet Journal of Academic Physician Assistants This is a peer-reviewed journal.

JAAPA Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants Published monthly.

The Journal of Physician Assistant Education is the only national organization in the United States representing physician assistant (PA) educational programs.

The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice is a peer-reviewed, scholarly on-line journal dedicated to the exploration of allied health professional practice and education utilizing modern technologies for communication.

Journals in the Ablah Library

Physician assistants’ prescribing reference (Online) This publication, endorsed by AAPA, provides prescribing information to Physician Assistants and other related healthcare professionals.

Physician assistant (New York, N.Y. : 1983 : Online): Physician assistant and health practitioner

Physician assistant (New York, N.Y. : 1983): Physician assistant and health practitioner

JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association. JAMA, published continuously since 1883, is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal published 48 times per year. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world. JAMA is published in multiple international editions and languages; the online version is made freely available to institutions in developing countries. JAMA's impact factor is 23.5 (the impact factor is a measure of citation rate per article, and is calculated by dividing 1 year's worth of citations to a journal's articles published in the previous 2 years by the number of major articles [eg, research papers, reviews] published by that journal in those 2 years).

Browse E-journals by Subject: Health & Biological Sciences Click on the subject you are interested in. You can have access to all the full-text electronic journals within this subject area.

Physician Assistant Organizations

Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants Site provides "clinical pearls" organized by specialty; "survival skills" a forum where PA students trade helpful information on making it in school; and "hyperlinks" to other medical organizations' web sites.

Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants Scholarship information is available.

Association of Neurosurgical Physician Assistants The Association of Neurosurgical Physician Assistants (ANSPA) was formed in 1990 and currently has over 250 members nationwide.

Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiovascular Surgery promotes the educational and professional interests of cardiothoracic and vascular Physician Assistants. The Association's primary objectives are to promote clinical academic excellence for its members and to enhance quality medical care to patients.

North Carolina Medical Society Membership in the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) makes you a part of a dynamic network of 11,000 medical students, residents, practicing physicians, retired physicians and physician assistants who represent organized medicine at its best. NCMS members enjoy powerful representation on legislative issues, managed care resources and consultation, and discounts on personal and professional products and services.

Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants Site created to promote the field of dermatology to physician assistants.

Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants The Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA) is the national organization representing the 5,000 physician assistants (PA) currently practicing emergency medicine.

Kansas Academy of PA  KAPA serves as the official representative voice of Kansas PAs.

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Updated: August 19, 2008     Contact the Health and Life Sciences Librarian