Medical Malpractice

As with all jobs, the state of employment in relation to physician assistant jobs can vary in numbers from year to year. However, there has been a steady increase in the demand for medical personnel across the world due to the rising population. In fact, the prospects in this profession are good.

In 2008 alone, in the US, fifty-six percent of PAs worked out of medical clinics or doctor's offices. Whereas only twenty-four percent found employment in hospitals, with the rest finding work in home care agencies, prisons, schools, old people's homes and publicly run health care type clinics.

With the growing demand on doctors, the need for physician assistants is expected to rise, making the number of jobs available to increase by as much as twenty-seven percent by 2016. In fact, this expected increase in the number of physician assistant jobs makes it the fastest growing occupation in the medical profession. Of course, this is because of varied factors, such as:

• shortened resident doctor working hours
• the containment of costs
• an increased aging population
• an ever-expanding industry in health care

In relation to malpractice insurance coverage, PAs do not have the coverage that doctors do, though they have amongst the highest in the medical industry. These can range from one hundred thousand to three hundred thousand dollars, though the coverage can be higher and more expensive for those in higher-risk types of specialties.

One of the things to consider if you are looking for physician assistant jobs is that according to major economic magazines, this profession is one of the 5th best in the US today. Not only are the salaries good, but the prospects for jobs over the next ten years are expected to grow even higher than expected. The average salary alone starts at about one hundred thousand dollars per year, and can go as high as two hundred thousand dollars.