A Physician Assistant (PA) is a healthcare professional who is authorized by the state/province to practice medicine as part of a team with the supervision (direct or more commonly indirect) or sponsorship of a physician.
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“Sheriff, have you ever watched a friend dying before your eyes and not been able to help? That’s the worst of it. Being helpless. It’s particularly tough when you’re a physician and you know what’s wrong with him, and there isn’t a single solitary thing you or anyone else can do.”
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