Many patients ask me what is a Physician Assistant?
Physician assistants, or PAs, are health care professionals licensed by the federal government. We are credentialed to practice medicine with physician supervision. As part of our comprehensive responsibilities, PAs conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health care, assist in surgery and write prescriptions.
Within the physician-PA relationship, physician assistants exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. A PA's practice may also include education, research and administrative services.
Do you have a question about bariatric weight loss, weight loss surgery, causes of obesity, morbid obesity surgery or obesity medical problems? Then leave me a comment below and I will be more than happy to answer them for you!
Physician assistants, or PAs, are health care professionals licensed by the federal government. We are credentialed to practice medicine with physician supervision. As part of our comprehensive responsibilities, PAs conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health care, assist in surgery and write prescriptions.
Within the physician-PA relationship, physician assistants exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. A PA's practice may also include education, research and administrative services.
Do you have a question about bariatric weight loss, weight loss surgery, causes of obesity, morbid obesity surgery or obesity medical problems? Then leave me a comment below and I will be more than happy to answer them for you!
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