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JAMA. 1970;212(2):313.

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The day of the physician's assistant is at hand. The individual with this title may be of either gender but is most often recognizable, even in this era of long-haired men, as feminine. After a variable period of special training, "she" steps in to relieve the overworked physician of some of his former functions, which range from the taking of histories and the measurement of blood pressures to the wielding of prophylactic, therapeutic, and blood-letting needles. In nearly all cases she works as nurse or technician in the physician's office or clinic under his direct supervision.

A recent article¹ describes a considerable expansion of the duties and responsibilities of paramedical personnel. Since 1963, ambulatory patients of the City of Memphis Hospital outpatient department with "stabilized," chronic illnesses such as diabetes mellitus, heart disease, or hypertension have been referred for care in neighborhood clinics manned by city-county employed public health . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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