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physician assistant
noun
: a person certified to provide basic medical services usually under the supervision of a licensed physician
called also PA, physician's assistant
Examples of physician assistant in a Sentence
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There’s not much data on salary differences among NPs, but according to AMN Healthcare Physician Solutions, a staffing firm, specialist NPs and physician assistants make about $6,000 more annually on average than those in general practice.
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Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
Hayley Arceneaux, for instance, a physician assistant who served as the mission's medical director, was treated for cancer at age 10 and was one of the rare women in space.
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Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
Marie and 43 physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners contracted to work in the emergency department at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit plan to take to the picket lines, alleging unfair labor practices.
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
Jenn, 25, a physician assistant student from Miami.
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1958, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of physician assistant was
in 1958
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“Physician assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physician%20assistant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Medical Definition
physician assistant
noun
physician as·sis·tant
-ə-ˈsis-tənt
variants
also physician's assistant
: a specially trained person who is certified to provide basic medical services (as the diagnosis and treatment of common ailments) usually under the supervision of a licensed physician
called also PA
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