Significance of Goals of Physician Assistant Discourse Community

Physician assistants, like other healthcare providers, compose a profession that is for the people. By this I mean that every health practitioner works in medicine in order to care for patients and to work for the betterment of their lives. In return, the "people" expect a heightened sense of clarity, trust, and dependability from their healthcare providers. In other words, people expect effective communication from their healthcare providers. The importance of trust and clarity to patients with their attending medical professionals can be seen in the following graph:

As displayed in this graph, people revere physician assistants (doctors) and expect them to tell the truth. Consequently, if they do not fulfill their goal of effective communication, physician assistants will lose both the respect and business of their patients.