What is a PA? -- Working in many specialties, PAs are trained (by physicians along side medical students at medical schools) to do many of the same things that physicians do, but always work with a supervising physician. Read more at "American Academy for Physician Assistants".

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The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 49 percent increase in the number of PA jobs between 2004 and 2014, making it the third fastest- growing profession in the country.

Physician assistants can take medical histories, perform physical exams, order and interpret laboratory tests, diagnose and treat illnesses, counsel patients, assist in surgery, and set fractures.

Physician Assistants can prescribe in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam.