title: Opportunities--and challenges--in the surgical subspecialties.
abstract: The visionary physicians who brought physician assistants (PAs) into the surgical suite saw that these professionals were well suited to collaborate with surgeons, who were facing the dual challenges of rapidly developing surgical technology and the need to manage costs. Two significant factors that will shape the future for surgical PAs are the downsizing of the surgical physician workforce and recent mandates limiting the hours that surgical residents are permitted to work.
authors.affiliation: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Condit
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D013043:Specialties, Surgical; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce