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Physician Assistants

Published on Feb 29, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Physician Assistants

By: Abby LaRonge

About The Job

  • Do physical examinations, diagnose diseases, write prescriptions
  • Develop treatment strategies, order and interpret lap tests

About The Job

  • Tell how to manage health, preform medical procedures, and assist in surgical operations

Working Conditions

  • My job schedule depends on the physician
  • The days I work are normally on the weekends, nights, and earlymornings
  • I normally work 40 hours a week

Why I Want To Be a Physician Assistant

  • I like to work with people
  • I like to help people
  • When I was younger I pretended I was a doctor

Outlook

There are many job openings, almost everywhere.
Photo by Kaplar

COLLEGE

In total it will take me 6 years to become a PA

Educational Path

  • Go to WLC in Milwaukee
  • Then go to MCW
  • Take 4 years to get bachelors degree
  • Then 2 years in medical school

Fun Facts

  • More than 100,000 PAs practice medicine in the U.S
  • 37% of PAs work in medically underserved countries

FUN FACTS

  • The amount of PAs has just about doubled ever since the first PAs graduated in 1967