RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The first 2 decades of the physician assistant movement in the Netherlands
JF Future Healthcare Journal
JO Future Healthc J
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 301
OP 304
DO 10.7861/fhj.2022-0033
VO 9
IS 3
A1 Arna van Doorn – Klomberg
A1 Bart Ruiterkamp
A1 Geert van den Brink
YR 2022
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/9/3/301.abstract
AB In the Netherlands, the physician associate/assistant (PA) was introduced in 2001. We aim to describe the characteristics of PAs in the Netherlands. Information from public resources, mainly a report on capacity needs and a survey of PAs, was aggregated to provide an overview of the Dutch PA population. Results show that 73% were women; ages between 30 and 59 years were all evenly represented; and there was a wide variety in the background, specialty and location. Overall, the demographic characteristics of the Dutch PA profession are comparable with those of other PA workforces in the world. Presently, the PA movement in the Netherlands has a solid base of central support and national policy. PAs have full practice authority, and their numbers are steadily growing. While demand will eventually level out, the ideal number or PA ratio in the healthcare workforce remains unknown.