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Doctors Nova Scotia hopes all physician assistant graduates stay in N.S.

Doctors Nova Scotia hopes all 20 graduates of Dalhousie University’s Master of Physician Assistant Studies program will stay in the province and be part of the health-care system’s future.

“Right now, it’s a small role,” says Dr. Amanda MacDonald Green, president of Doctors Nova Scotia. “We’re hoping to see that expand, and especially as we are moving to more ‘health home’ models.