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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Bonnell was reported missing on Jan. 28 following separate requests for wellness checks from his girlfriend and a faculty member at Methodist University, where he was enrolled in the school’s physician assistant program.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Duke University launched the inaugural physician assistant program that same year.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Jurors heard from police officers, firefighters and other first responders, as well as from a physician assistant who treated Shaheen at a hospital.
—Selina Guevara, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
The 56-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Duke University launched the inaugural physician assistant program that same year.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Jurors heard from police officers, firefighters and other first responders, as well as from a physician assistant who treated Shaheen at a hospital.
—Selina Guevara, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
The 56-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Physician assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physician%20assistant. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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