If Stephen King's new novel Under the Dome was a baby, the 1,000 plus page epic would have had the longest gestation stage ever - more than 30 years. No wonder one of his longtime technical advisers is PA Russ Dorr: Somebody had to help deliver this bruiser.
The PA blogosphere has been all a buzz because one of the book's main characters is a PA.
According to the official Under the Dome website, the character of PA Eric "Rusty" Everett "is an overworked Physician's Assistant who carries most of Dr. Ron Haskell's load at both the Hospital and the Health Center. When he comes home late one night, he's able to diagnose Jannie's seizure but can't decode her outburst: `You have to stop Halloween!'"
(Editor's note: Yes, it annoys us too that the PA's title is incorrect, especially in such a high-profile book. All evil involving the apostrophe "S" usually leads back to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.)
