Letter to Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health on Physician Assistants

governance · February 2023

The BC Rural Health Network and Canadian Association of Physician Assistants sent a letter to the Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health requesting clarity and urgent action on licensing and deployment of Physician Assistants in BC to address rural healthcare staffing shortages.

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Sources

• “We are writing on behalf of the BC Rural Health Network and the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants to request clarity from the government on the licensing of Physician Assistants (PAs) to practice in British Columbia.” — The Islands Grapevine – March 9th, 2023 (March 9th, 2023)

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