title: The registered care technologist proposal. What PAs can learn.
abstract: Last June, the American Medical Association proposed creating the registered care technologist to ease the nursing shortage. There are similarities to the creation of physician assistants 25 years ago. Given the present PA shortage, the PA profession should note how medicine is solving the nursing crisis and take steps to increase enrollment in PA programs, lest a new provider be created to supplement PA roles.
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital; D010823:Physician Assistants; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce