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Read the entire paragraph to determine the main idea. Keep in mind that the main idea often entails additional significant details that appear throughout the rest of the passage. The text mentions the doctor shortage in the 1960s, and goes on to discuss the inception of the role of physician assistant to meet that need. The correct answer, (B), is the only one that accurately introduces the idea that the physician assistant role is now an important one in medicine, but one that originated only recently.

Choice (A) contradicts the passage's detail about the doctor shortage, while (C) contains irrelevant information; both fail to summarize the main idea. While (D) focuses on PAs, it incorrectly states that the career has existed for over a century; this is inconsistent with other information in the passage.