WHAT IS A PA? • PA vs. OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

Welcome to our four part series on comparing Nurse Practitioners (NP) to Physician Assistants (PA) in Canada, with a specific focus of the roles in Ontario.

• Part 1: NP vs. PA – Role, Education & Practice Models
• Part 2: NP vs. PA – Scope of Practice, Autonomy & Regulation
• Part 3: NP vs PA – Funding, Employment, & Opportunities for Growth
• Part 4: NP vs. PA – Reflections of a Nurse Practitioner, Q&A with Claudia

Key Documents and References

•  CNO Nurse Practitioner Practice Standard
• Canadian Association of Physician Assistants Scope of Practice and National Competency Profile
• Thank you to Claudia Mariano, MSC, NP-PHC, CDE Manager, Practice and Policy Nurse Practitioner’s Association of Ontario for getting on the phone with me to answer some Q&A to help enhance this NP vs. PA article.