Physician Assistant Professions

Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant The physician assistant role, legally associated with a supervising physician, has allowed PAs to perform tasks previously only performed by doctors: history taking, physical examination, diagnosis, and patient management. Numerous studies have documented the ability of PAs to provide high-quality health care, comparable to that of a physician, for about 80% of the conditions seen in primary care settings. The physician assistant is prepared, both academically and clinically, to provide health care services with the direction and responsible supervision of a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Osteopathy (DO). PA functions include performing diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and health maintenance services.

• - Started by the physician assistant program at St. Francis College. Director Bert Simon is a pioneer in distance education technologies and helped to combine computer and communications technologies to improve access to healthcare and education in rural a
  
• - Offers job descriptions, original articles, and editorials. Peer reviewed lists of websites about continuing medical education, patient information and the military PA.
  
• - Offers applicants a convenient, web-based application service to apply to any number of participating PA educational programs by completing a single application. Offers an on-line application, streamlined processing, and ongoing communication with applica
  
• - Offers information about the profession's origins, philosophy, structure. Includes mission statement, goals, timeline, biographies, new exhibits, trivia questions, and references. [Some links require Adobe Acrobat.]
  
• - Free e-mail service for physician assistant professionals, pa students, and prospective students.
  
  

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