A PA practices medicine and prescribes medication on
healthcare teams with physicians and other healthcare providers. PAs are proven
to create access, elevate health outcomes and increase patient satisfaction.
The more than 100,000 certified PAs around the country can be found in all 50
states, the District of Columbia, the majority of the U.S. territories and the
uniformed services.
PAs can:
- Take your medical history
- Conduct physical exams
- Diagnose and treat illnesses
- Order and interpret tests
- Develop treatment plans
- Counsel on preventive care
- Assist in surgery
- Write prescriptions
- Make rounds in hospitals and nursing homes
- The setting in which they work
- Their level of experience
- Their specialty
- State laws
