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physician assistant (PA)
Curriculum generally consists of 2 years of undergraduate science training, 1 year of pre-clinical diadactic study & 9-15 months of physician-supervised clinical education. Most states require candidates to pass the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants examination.
Practice of physician assistants is specifically under the direction & supervision of a physician. Activities are generally similar to those of a nurse practitioner.
Notes:
- nurse practitioners & physician assistants provide non-inferior primary care vs physicians for patients with diabetes mellitus [2]
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nurse practitioner (NP)
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References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- Jackson GL, Smith VA, Edelman D et al
Intermediate Diabetes Outcomes in Patients Managed by Physicians,
Nurse Practitioners, or Physician Assistants: A Cohort Study
Ann Intern Med. 2018. Nov 20,
PMID: 30458506
http://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2716077/intermediate-diabetes-outcomes-patients-managed-physicians-nurse-practitioners-physician-assistants
- Peters AL
The Changing Definition of a Primary Care Provider.
Ann Intern Med. 2018. Nov 20,
PMID: 30458467
http://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2715822/changing-definition-primary-care-provider