Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are advanced healthcare practitioners with similar responsibilities, such as diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medications. However, their training and paths toward certification differ in significant ways. This blog post unpacks the key differences between NPs and PAs to help you determine which career path best aligns with your goals. What Is a Nurse Practitioner? A nurse practitioner (NP) is a licensed clinician who provides comprehensive healthcare to patients of all ages. An NP can work in virtually any healthcare setting, diagnosing patient conditions and prescribing medications. As of October 2022, nurse practitioners have full practice authority in 27 states, meaning that they can practice Read more
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Expanding as a Practitioner
Dr. Maria Ijomanta, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC, FAAOMPT ’11, could see the anxiety on the parents’ faces when they brought their 8-year-old daughter, stricken with polio, into the Read more
PT and OT Students Co-Treat Patients in St. Augustine’s Pro Bono Clinic
On her first day as a student in the pro bono clinic on USAHS’ St. Augustine campus, Allison Esposito was assigned to work with a patient who had a transfemoral amputation and Read more
Welcome Back – Important Spring 2021 Updates
Dear University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) Students, Faculty and Staff: As we prepare to return to campus for lab instruction in the 2021 Spring Term, we Read more
Celebrating the 2020 Board Award Winners
On Thursday, December 10th, the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences’ Board of Directors hosted its fifth annual Board of Directors Excellence Awards ceremony. Read more
Important Tropical Storm Eta Update for the St. Augustine Campus
UNIVERSITY UPDATE #1 WEDNESDAY 11/11/2020 5:00 pm EST Recent weather advisories project the path of Tropical Storm Eta to impact North Florida beginning early morning on Read more
2020 Fall Virtual Open Houses
This fall, check out the USAHS campus of your choice from the comfort of your living room! We’re offering virtual open houses for all five of our destination campuses. You’ll Read more
