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This article is from the Medical Education FAQ, by eric@wilkinson.com (Eric P. Wilkinson, M.D.)with numerous contributions by others.

3.14) What are PAs?

Physician assistants, or PAs, provide medical care under the
supervision of licensed physicians. For information regarding the
PA profession and educational programs, see the web page of the
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) at
<http://www.aapa.org>. Another resource is the Usenet newsgroup
alt.med.phys-assts.

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