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
BACKGROUND
Dr. Khan-Farooqi graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with high honors in 2010. She completed internships at the internationally recognized Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Hospital in Downey, California, and at the Occupational Performance Center associated at The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis (TRISL).
Following graduation she worked at Children’s Hospital, New Orleans and then the Hand Center of Louisiana, which is a large regional hand center. She then went on to work in the Boston area at a large multidisciplinary orthopedic practice as a lead therapist in an outpatient hospital setting and as an adjunct faculty member at MGH Institute of Health Professionals Occupational Therapy Program.
Dr. Khan-Farooqi has served on the board of the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) as the Practice Division Director, which oversees three working committees (Advocacy, Practice Management, and Federal and State Regulations). She volunteered with ASHT from 2013-2019 and has served in many leadership positions including Vice Practice Division Director and Advocacy Committee Chair.
She joined the University of St. Augustine as a full-time core faculty member in fall 2015. Dr. Khan-Farooqi currently is an instructor in the Anatomy Applied to Occupation, Clinical Applications to Adulthood, and OT Methods II: Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Modalities courses.
