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Introduction and overview of the profession -- Development of the profession -- Current status : a profile of the physician assistant profession -- Entry-level physician assistant education -- Postgraduate physician assistant education programs -- Physician assistants in primary care -- Physician assistant specialization : nonprimary care -- Physician assistants in hospital settings -- Physician assistants in rural health -- Other professional roles for physician assistants -- Economic assessment of physician assistants -- Physician assistant professional relationships -- Legislation and policy -- Legal issues of physician assistant practice -- Professional and workforce issues -- Physician assistant professional organizations -- Physician assistants in the federal workforce -- Global expansion of the physician assistant concept -- Future directions of the physician assistant profession.