Addiction Medicine Physician Associate, Peace Health Hospital System, Sober Living Oregon, Portland, Oregon, United States of America.
N Z Med J. 2023 Oct 6;136(1583):95-97. doi: 10.26635/6965.6301.
A recent proposal by Manatū Hauora - Ministry of Health to regulate the physician associate (PA) profession has been put forth, coinciding with a much-lamented Aotearoa New Zealand healthcare workforce crisis. PAs are clinicians educated in the medical model who practise in dependent partnership with physicians. Introduction of PAs to the healthcare workforce is globally considered a success by multiple metrics. While important considerations to meet the needs of Aotearoa New Zealand should involve crucial stakeholders, adding PAs under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCAA) should be considered as an evidence-based step towards alleviating the healthcare workforce crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand.
最近，毛利健康部（Manatū Hauora - Ministry of Health）提出了一项规范医师助理（PA）职业的提案，恰逢新西兰医疗保健劳动力危机备受关注之际。PA 是接受医学模式教育并与医生以独立合作关系执业的临床医生。从多个指标来看，全球范围内将 PA 引入医疗保健劳动力队伍被认为是一项成功举措。虽然满足新西兰需求的重要考虑因素应该涉及关键利益相关者，但根据《卫生从业人员能力保障法》（HPCAA）将 PA 纳入其中，应被视为缓解新西兰医疗保健劳动力危机的一项基于证据的步骤。
