What are the duties of an OB/GYN PA?
The duties of an OB/GYN PA include the health care management of women from adolescence onward. Individual PA duties are dependent on the scope of his or her supervising physician’s practice and the desire of the physician to delegate certain tasks or responsibilities. The range of duties is as varied as the number of different OB/GYN practices. In a survey sent to members of APAOG in 2000, members reported that their most frequent encounters involved annual pap/pelvic and breast exams, gynecological complaints, family planning, menopause management, and prenatal care. The most frequently performed procedures were ultrasound, colposcopy (including endocervical curretage, LEEP and cryosurgery) and endometrial biopsy, but other procedures also listed included IUD and Norplant insertion and removal, artificial insemination, vulvar/cervical/breast biopsy, pessary fitting, vaginal delivery, abortion, D & C, hysteroscopy, laminar inserts and circumcision. Members also noted that they were ab
