--- title: ThriveAP Blog | Physician Assistant Information (4) description: Physician Assistant Information | Transition to practice best practices for organizations employing nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Training and tips for advanced practice providers. (4) --- [![My 2025 Nurse Practitioner New Year’s Resolutions](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/December2024SocialsLandscape.png) PROVIDER BLOG ## My 2025 Nurse Practitioner New Year’s Resolutions December 16, 2024 ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/my-nurse-practitioner-new-years-resolutions) ### STAY UP TO DATE WITH NEWS & BEST PRACTICES # Physician Assistant Information (4) [![3 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Physician Assistant Program](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202015-04-17%20at%206_29_17%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-questions-ask-when-choosing-physician-assistant-program) [Physician Assistant Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/physician-assistant-information) ### [3 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Physician Assistant Program](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-questions-ask-when-choosing-physician-assistant-program) Feb 22, 2017 If you’ve decided to become a physician assistant, the next step in starting your career is to... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-questions-ask-when-choosing-physician-assistant-program) [![CRNAs Earn Over $200K in These States](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202017-01-13%20at%2012_44_35%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/crnas-earn-over-200k-these-states) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) [Physician Assistant Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/physician-assistant-information) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [CRNAs Earn Over $200K in These States](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/crnas-earn-over-200k-these-states) Jan 13, 2017 If you’re a CRNA looking for a place to call home, or an aspiring nurse anesthetist thinking... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/crnas-earn-over-200k-these-states) [![MD vs. NP vs. PA: How the Number of Clinical Hours Compare](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202016-05-11%20at%2012_14_04%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/md-vs-np-vs-pa-heres-how-number-clinical-hours-compare) [Physician Assistant Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/physician-assistant-information) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [MD vs. NP vs. PA: How the Number of Clinical Hours Compare](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/md-vs-np-vs-pa-heres-how-number-clinical-hours-compare) Jan 10, 2017 The nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and physician professions each have a unique approach... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/md-vs-np-vs-pa-heres-how-number-clinical-hours-compare) [![10 Highest Paying Cities for Physician Assistants](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202015-08-03%20at%2011_06_25%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/10-highest-paying-cities-physician-assistants) [Physician Assistant Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/physician-assistant-information) ### [10 Highest Paying Cities for Physician Assistants](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/10-highest-paying-cities-physician-assistants) Dec 05, 2016 Physician assistant salaries are affected by a multitude of factors. Scope of practice regulations... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/10-highest-paying-cities-physician-assistants) [![The List of Physician Assistant Programs in the South…](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202016-10-18%20at%2012_18_24%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/list-physician-assistant-programs-south) [Physician Assistant Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/physician-assistant-information) ### [The List of Physician Assistant Programs in the South…](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/list-physician-assistant-programs-south) Oct 14, 2016 …without a direct patient care requirement [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/list-physician-assistant-programs-south) [![The Southwest’s PA Programs Without a Direct Patient Care Hours Requirement](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202016-10-11%20at%206_47_25%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/southwests-pa-programs-without-direct-patient-care-hours-requirement) [Physician Assistant Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/physician-assistant-information) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [The Southwest’s PA Programs Without a Direct Patient Care Hours Requirement](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/southwests-pa-programs-without-direct-patient-care-hours-requirement) Oct 08, 2016 Are you thinking about becoming a physician assistant? If so, as you begin to look at your options... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/southwests-pa-programs-without-direct-patient-care-hours-requirement) [![No Direct Patient Care Hours? No Problem!](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202016-10-05%20at%201_08_59%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/no-direct-patient-care-hours-no-problem) [Physician Assistant Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/physician-assistant-information) ### [No Direct Patient Care Hours? No Problem!](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/no-direct-patient-care-hours-no-problem) Oct 05, 2016 West Coast Physician Assistant Programs that Don’t Require Experience [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/no-direct-patient-care-hours-no-problem) [![East Coast PA Programs Without a Direct Patient Care Requirement](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock_83881091_LARGE.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/east-coast-pa-programs-without-direct-patient-care-requirement) [Physician Assistant Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/physician-assistant-information) ### [East Coast PA Programs Without a Direct Patient Care Requirement](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/east-coast-pa-programs-without-direct-patient-care-requirement) Oct 03, 2016 If you don’t have a significant background in healthcare and want to become a physician assistant,... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/east-coast-pa-programs-without-direct-patient-care-requirement) [Physician Assistant Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/physician-assistant-information) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [These Midwest PA Programs Don’t Have a Direct Patient Care Admissions Requirement](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/these-midwest-pa-programs-dont-have-direct-patient-care-admissions-requirement) Aug 26, 2016 Thinking about becoming a physician assistant? What you may or may not know is that many schools... 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