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Certified PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
Erik Rivers, PAC Family Practice Paynesville Area Medical Clinic
Definition: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) Physician Assistants are health care professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. As part of their 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.