What is the role for PAs in the US. Duties/functions in general?
Share Share this post on Facebook Twitter Digg del.icio.us Technorati Furl Spurl Reddit Wong …………………. Reply With Quote 10-31-2006 10:06 PM #2 Doc Administrator Join Date Jan 2003 Posts 10,063 Blog Entries10 Downloads97 Uploads0 Images 74 Originally Posted by ak7083 What is the role for PA’s in the US. Duties/functions in general? This PA forum is relatively new. Therefore, it is not very active yet. So I thought I’d help provide an answer since we’re still working on the new PA section which should provide plenty of information in the near future. The following may provide a general overview: Physician assistants (PAs) practice medicine under the supervision of physicians and surgeons. They should not be confused with medical assistants, who perform routine clinical and clerical tasks. PAs are formally trained to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services, as delegated by a physician. Working as members of the health care team, they take medical
