The number of job openings for Advanced Practice Providers – physician assistants, nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, midwives, certified nurse specialists – is expected to grow 30% in the next few years and is increasingly seen as a critical piece of the dynamic health care environment. In Part II of their conversation, Crystal and physician assistant Maria Leber and nurse practitioners Kiersten Henry and Surya Chacko explore some of the history of advanced practice providers, how the careers are evolving, and what the future may hold for these important health care providers.