r/physicianassistant

46K archived posts · Oct 2011 – Sep 2026

Physician Associate

Welcome to our virtual space for all things related to Physician Associates. Participation is open to anyone, including PAs, NPs, physicians, nurses, students, medical professionals, and the general public. Please review our 10 rules before contributing. For pre-PA help, check out /r/prephysicianassistant. PA students may be interested in /r/PAstudent for discussions about PA school.

Created Oct 27, 2011

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#About This is a subreddit to share information about Physician Assistants (PAs). This sub is open to PAs, MD/DOs, NPs, Nurses, any other medical professional, or even the general public. While we welcome prospective PAs, this sub is aimed primarily at working PAs. For a sub that is specifically geared toward pre-PAs, check out: r/prephysicianassistant. For a sub that is specifically geared toward PA students, check out: r/PAstudent

#####Posting Guidelines

No posting of Protected Health Information, or posting links to PHI.
No memes or rage comics.

Personal submissions and perspectives are welcomed, but please present them in a more intelligent fashion.

Please post links to original research/guidelines.

This is not a subreddit for non-evidenced based treatments.

No profanity.

This is a professional forum and civil behavior is expected. Abusive or insulting language will not be tolerated.

If you have questions about admissions, interviews, etc, please check with r/prephysicianassistant.
No blogspam or pushing your agenda.

While posting a link to your blog is allowed, please observe the 3:1 rule. This means you must post 3 submissions for every 1 submission of your own content.

No Filesharing.

By all means, feel free to share your opinion of books, websites, or apps. However, please do not share files for which you do not have the copyrights.

Do not hyperlink to other subreddits

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If you notice these rules being violated, please message the mods.

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#Useful Posts

FAQ Page, please start here
Insight from PA undergoing residency program: Link
Flashcards for PAs: Link
Q&A with CASPA Manager: Link

Day in the life of a surgical PA: Link
Why PA vs MD?: Link
US News Article on PA vs MD: Link

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#Podcasts

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