Longview Urology Salutes Suzanne Box
Longview Urology and Pacific Surgical Institute are proud to recognize Suzanne Box, PA-C, during National Physician Assistant Week from October 6 through 12.
This week was chosen to commemorate the anniversary of the first graduating physician assistant class at Duke University in 1967 and also to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Eugene Stead, who founded the PA profession.
According to projections by the American Academy of Family Physicians, the U.S. will face a shortfall of 40,000 family physicians in 2020, just as the number of older and underserved patients – and demand for care – is expected to be at its highest.
Suzanne Box
The shortage of family physicians nationwide is taking a toll on the availability of quality health care, as seen by increasingly longer wait times for doctor’s appointments, delays in filing and filling prescriptions and, sometimes, delays in lifesaving surgeries.
Experts say highly trained and certified PAs such as Maligro and Box make it possible for more patients to obtain needed health care.
Physicians assistants are licensed professionals who team with supervising physicians to deliver a wide range of medical and surgical services. They prescribe medication, conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses and conditions, order and interpret tests, and assist in surgery.
There are more than 74,000 PA’s in clincial practice in the U.S., with the number expected to increase by nearly 40 percent within the next decade.