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Peter Yen, DMSc, MSHA, PA-C, LSSGB Picture a stool supported by only two legs. Both legs may be strong, but the stool cannot stand steadily on them alone. Healthcare leadership can have a similar blind spot. Physicians and nurses bring essential expertise to decisions about patient care. Yet when those are the only clinical professions consistently represented in executive discussions, the team has a narrower view of how care is delivered than the organization itself requires. A...

James R. Kilgore, DEL, DMSc, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA Past President, Academy of Doctoral PAs Frequently, when one hears of scholarly work, they immediately think educational setting, professor, or publishing scholarly manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. Many of my professional colleagues do not frequently publish and focus their careers on clinical practice. That is highly commendable, but at the same time, it is critical to be able to interpret evidence-based information that impacts our care...

Dr Joni Collins DMS PAC CAC Twelve Twenty Eight Precision Aesthetic and Regenerative Medicine For approximately 25 years, medicine has been the classroom in which I have learned, served, questioned, and grown. More than 20 of those years have been spent in clinical practice, caring for patients across very different specialties and settings. I did not begin that journey with a master plan to become an entrepreneur. I certainly did not begin with a plan to build a business, develop educational...