Expanding the Role of Physician Assistants in Canada

Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Ian Jones, PA-C, MPAS Physician assistants have been practicing in Manitoba, Canada, for only the past 10 years. With a shortage of physicians across the country, the need for PAs is more crucial than ever. Ian Jones, president of the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants, joins host Lisa D'Andrea Lenell to discuss the success of PAs within the Canadian medical system over such a short time frame, as well as the job openings available to American PAs just across the border.