“I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore, Toto”

Excerpt

I recently had a startling revelation that I wanted to share. I was asked by a great colleague, who is teaching physician assistant students near my medical school, to give an introductory lecture on the biology of cancer. I have always had a great affinity for the jobs that a PA can do in oncology since my best-ever colleague and oncology teammate was a PA. I could completely rely on him to “know what he knew and what he didn’t” and to seek help for the latter. I also have been indelibly impressed with the insights that people like David Holcomb and Robert McLaughlin have taught me about the tremendous role that PAs can play in cancer care [1]. I jumped at the chance to give this lecture, but felt a little rusty. …