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Physician
Assistant Role
The physician assistant
functions under the supervision and responsibility of a licensed
physician and is competent to:
-
elicit a
comprehensive health history
-
perform physical
examinations
-
interpret and
evaluate diagnostic data
-
establish basic
treatment plans
-
counsel and educate
patients
-
respond to commonly
encountered emergency care
situations.
Physician assistants serve in a variety of
clinical settings, such as primary care practices, geriatric long-term
care facilities, hospitals, correctional institutions and
community-based clinics. Program graduates also are competitive for
positions in clinical research, health care administration and higher
education.
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