How do they match: Physician Assistants

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Radiology Practitioner Assistant

  • Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants.

  • Instruct and counsel patients about prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.
  • Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients.
  • Obtain, compile, and record patient medical data, including health history, progress notes, and results of physical examination.

  • Diagnose medical conditions.
  • Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
  • Assist healthcare practitioners during surgery.
  • Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
  • Prescribe treatments or therapies.
  • Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.