What does a Physician Assistant do?

Question

The career sounds like something I might pursue once I leave highschool, but I’m still not completely sure what a PA does.

Answer 1

You can find a huge description and list with an online search which would be more useful to you and informative. The short answer is: they practice medicine in a variety of settings. See, examine and treat patients. Order tests, interpret results, read xrays, do procedures. It is a masters level program after a bachelors degree with heavy science pre reqs.

Answer 2

Why do you think it's something you might like to do when you have done nothing to find out about it?

Answer 3

pretty much the same as a doctor

Answer 4

you help out the doctors

Answer 5

give patients their shots when they need it. Take their blood pressure.