What do Physician Assistants really do??And where do they work?

Do physician's assistants have to work under a physician?

• Answer:

  A physician assistant (PA), also known as physician associate, is a healthcare professional trained and licensed to practice medicine with limited supervision of a physician.[1] A physician assistant is concerned with preventing, maintaining, and treating human illness and injury by providing a broad range of health care services that are traditionally performed by a physician. Physician assistants conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health care, assist in surgery, and write prescriptions. Physician assistants work in hospitals, clinics, and other types of health facilities, and exercise autonomy in medical decision making as determined by their supervising physician.