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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare professions
  • Medical education
  • Public health policy

Background:

  • Israel's Ministry of Health established a new physician assistant (PA) profession.
  • The first cohort of PA students graduated in October 2017.
  • The initial program focused on emergency medicine.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report on the establishment of the physician assistant profession in Israel.
  • To outline the initial focus and future expansion plans for the PA program.

Main Methods:

  • The program was developed and is managed by the Ministry of Health's Training and Development Department.
  • The curriculum for the first class concentrated on emergency medicine.

Main Results:

  • The inaugural class of physician assistant students successfully graduated in October 2017.
  • The program demonstrated the feasibility of training PAs in Israel.

Conclusions:

  • Israel has successfully launched its physician assistant profession.
  • The program is set to expand into anesthesiology and pathology, broadening the scope of PA practice in Israel.