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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Pharmacists in France are very hands-on, almost like a physician assistant, and take the job of recommendations really, really seriously.
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Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
Primary care doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and even some specialists (like gastroenterologists and endocrinologists) can prescribe these weight-loss medications.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Jessi Cuthbert, a 26-year-old physician assistant student, posted that video.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Ron Eller, a military veteran and physician assistant, and Kevin Wilson, an oilman and county supervisor, were separated by only a few hundred votes.
—Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
Primary care doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and even some specialists (like gastroenterologists and endocrinologists) can prescribe these weight-loss medications.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Jessi Cuthbert, a 26-year-old physician assistant student, posted that video.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Ron Eller, a military veteran and physician assistant, and Kevin Wilson, an oilman and county supervisor, were separated by only a few hundred votes.
—Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Physician assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physician%20assistant. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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