physician's assistant
noun
: a person certified to provide basic medical services usually under the supervision of a licensed physician
called also PA, physician assistant
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The 26-year-old is from New Jersey and is studying to be a physician's assistant.
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Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Idaho's official policy requires candidates for an execution medical team to have at least three years of experience in jobs such as an emergency medical technician, nurse, military corpsman or physician's assistant.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024
Because of questions like this, Yocum and her husband are considering transferring their frozen embryo out of state to Hawaii, where her sister-in-law is a physician's assistant in a fertility clinic.
—Maressa Brown, Parents, 21 Feb. 2024
Connie Sneed, 54, of New Albany, pleaded guilty Thursday in Clark Circuit Court to knowingly or intentionally acting as a physician's assistant without a license, a Level 6 felony.
—Tony Cook, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
Julie Kasem became a physician's assistant.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 July 2020
Reeva, who serves as a physician's assistant within the Mount Sinai hospital system, is being treated for third-degree burns at Stony Brook Hospital, per WNBC.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
Arceneaux was a childhood cancer survivor and former patient at St. Jude who now works at the hospital as a physician's assistant.
—Caitlyn Buongiorno, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2021
The medical professional can be a nurse practitioner, doctor or physician's assistant with six months' experience in a related field.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2022
Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Idaho's official policy requires candidates for an execution medical team to have at least three years of experience in jobs such as an emergency medical technician, nurse, military corpsman or physician's assistant.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024
Because of questions like this, Yocum and her husband are considering transferring their frozen embryo out of state to Hawaii, where her sister-in-law is a physician's assistant in a fertility clinic.
—Maressa Brown, Parents, 21 Feb. 2024
Connie Sneed, 54, of New Albany, pleaded guilty Thursday in Clark Circuit Court to knowingly or intentionally acting as a physician's assistant without a license, a Level 6 felony.
—Tony Cook, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
Julie Kasem became a physician's assistant.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 July 2020
Reeva, who serves as a physician's assistant within the Mount Sinai hospital system, is being treated for third-degree burns at Stony Brook Hospital, per WNBC.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
Arceneaux was a childhood cancer survivor and former patient at St. Jude who now works at the hospital as a physician's assistant.
—Caitlyn Buongiorno, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2021
The medical professional can be a nurse practitioner, doctor or physician's assistant with six months' experience in a related field.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2022
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“Physician's assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physician%27s%20assistant. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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