title: The PA's role in medical research: implications for PA education.
abstract: Physician assistant involvement in medical research is a desirable and appropriate expansion of the PA role and represents advancement for the profession as a whole. This article explores advantages and disadvantages, as well as possible ways that PA education can be improved to prepare PAs for the demands of research.
mesh_terms: D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000193:education*; D012106:Research; D012380:Role; D014481:United States