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
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Those cases are believed to be centered at Ave Maria University, according to Anthony Musingo, a certified physician assistant at the Mater Dei Clinic in Ave Maria.
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Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 4 Feb. 2026
After pleading guilty in October 2023, Gallarzo fled while awaiting sentencing — then fraudulently worked as both a registered nurse and physician assistant in Illinois and California, according to the press release, which notes she was arrested near Los Angeles and returned to Michigan.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Students pursuing degrees in public health, nursing, social work, and those working to become physician assistants, physical therapists, and more were excluded from the professional category.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
The medical staff who cared for Zendaya are identified in the complaint as a neonatologist, a physician assistant and a registered nurse.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
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Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 4 Feb. 2026
After pleading guilty in October 2023, Gallarzo fled while awaiting sentencing — then fraudulently worked as both a registered nurse and physician assistant in Illinois and California, according to the press release, which notes she was arrested near Los Angeles and returned to Michigan.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Students pursuing degrees in public health, nursing, social work, and those working to become physician assistants, physical therapists, and more were excluded from the professional category.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
The medical staff who cared for Zendaya are identified in the complaint as a neonatologist, a physician assistant and a registered nurse.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for physician assistant
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“Physician assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physician%20assistant. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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