A career as a Physician's Assistant

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Physicians Assistant listed as 2nd in top 50 jobs: Money Magazine

Role of Physicians Assistant rising in popularity

New proteins may lead to HIV vaccine

Two identified proteins may have answer to HIV vaccine

Relenza drip saves swine flu patient

UK physicians chance treatment with Relenza proves successful

Proposed health plan renews focus on physicians and GPs

Proposed new plan sees Physicians and local GP's rewarded for talking on chronic patients

Sporting clothes not protecting people from sun

President of the Australasian College of Skin Cancer Medicine Dr Neil Chortley says that it's important that sporting groups take better care to ensure they are protected from the sun because clothes have weak SPF (Sun Protection Factor) protection.

Turnbull under pressure on alcopops tax

PUBLIC health professionals today will seek to shore up Federal Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull's support for the tax rise on alcopops following a campaign by distillers to persuade him to oppose it.

Hospitals' State Of Emergency

EMERGENCY departments are failing to adequately treat patients because hospitals are forced to run at high levels of capacity, a meeting of the country's top emergency physicians was told yesterday.

Doctors Cry For Help

WOLLONGONG Hospital's most senior emergency physicians have joined a chorus of frustrated doctors demanding the NSW Government fix the state's disastrous emergency departments.

Plan For Speedy Patient Care Left Untested

PHYSICIANS are unhappy that a NSW Health Acute Care Taskforce recommendation made two years ago to help relieve emergency departments has not been implemented despite a positive response by doctors.

Proposal To Speed Up Patient Care Untested After Two Years

PHYSICIANS are unhappy a NSW Health Acute Care Taskforce recommendation made two years ago to help relieve emergency departments has not been implemented despite a positive response by doctors.

Mater Staff Going For The Doctors

MEDICAL staff at the Calvary Mater have vowed to keep fighting for more general physicians after a failure to fully address an identified staffing crisis.

Extra Staff Fail To Meet Mater's Identified Need

HUNTER New England Health has failed to fully address a staffing crisis at the Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital, where an "urgent need" for an extra 3.3 full-time equivalent senior physicians has been identified.

Federal Govt Not Willing To Bail Out Shellharbour - Yet

THE Federal Government has refused to come to the aid of Shellharbour Hospital, which was recently downgraded by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

Overstretched Hospital Barred From Training

THE Royal Australasian College of Physicians has banned Shellharbour Hospital from training junior doctors after it found they were struggling under a heavy workload with little or no supervision, which put patients at risk.

Long History Of The Doctors Of Doom

There is nothing new about physicians taking part in acts of barbarism, writes Robert Kaplan.

All Eyes On Hunter Initiative

A HUNTER training initiative to help address a shortage of general physicians is being watched with interest by leading health professionals in Australia and New Zealand.

Emergency Measure

A HUNTER initiative will address a critical shortage of general physicians across NSW and Australia that is predicted to get worse.

Unkindest Cut Debate Revived By Hiv Trials

THE Royal Australasian College of Physicians is reviewing its stance against circumcision following new research that shows the procedure can cut the risk of HIV infection.

Shortage Of Doctors To Train Interns

THE state's public hospital system is gaining 617 new medical graduates next year, but doctors say one key ingredient is missing: enough senior physicians to train and supervise the juniors.