5 facts about advanced practice providers:
- The educational model for physician associates/assistants (PAs) was based on the training program for new doctors who served on the battlefronts in World War II.
- Full-time nurse practitioners (NPs) see an average of 3 patients per hour.
- The average PA has been in practice for seven years, and the average NP has been in practice for nine years.
- The average age of a PA is 34, and the average age of an NP is 46.
- 20% of NPs have a doctoral degree. 80% have a master’s degree.
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