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About Physician Assistants:
A PA is a graduate of an accredited PA educational program who is authorized by the state to practice medicine with the supervision of a licensed physician. PAs are invaluable members of the health care team, working in concert with physicians to ensure the highest quality of care for their patients.
Physicians may delegate to PAs those medical duties that are within the physician’s scope of practice and the PA’s training and experience and are allowed by law.
Such duties include performing physical examinations, diagnosing and treating illnesses, ordering and interpreting lab tests, suturing wounds, assisting in surgery, providing patient education and counseling, and making rounds in nursing homes and hospitals. All states, the District of Columbia, and Guam authorize physicians to delegate prescriptive privileges to the PAs they supervise.
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