Physician Assistant

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

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/fəˈzɪʃən əˈsɪstənt/

Physician Assistant(PA) is one of today's fastest growing health care professions.
A while back, during a medical exam, the physician assistant told me that I was 6-foot-1.
In addition to developing his Denver financial-planning business, Mr. Porter, 34, says his wife, 29, is halfway through a three-year program to become a physician assistant.
A pre-existing condition used to mean that someone like Amanda Shelley, a physician assistant and single mom from Arizona, couldn't get health insurance.
Another advantage of a physician assistant degree : Employment opportunities are expected to grow 30 % by 2020 ( from the 2010 employment numbers ), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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