What does a Doctor with the classification of pa stand for?

Answer 1

Professional Associate... It means doctor has joined with other "doctors" or medical associates in one office. There can be more than one location. There is almost always a corporation and in many ways it works like a law firm. Like law firms there probably is the distribution of income, and the buying and selling when coming into or leaving the firm. Quite often PA's offer 12/7 coverage and common "scripting."

Answer 2

No. A Physician Assistant has been trained to do much of work a doctor does, but a doctor knows more than a physician assistant does. Physician Assistants are used to enable a physician to see more patients. The physician tells the physician assistant how he wants certain cases handled, and the physician assistant sees the patient. When the physician assistant is not sure how to handle something, s/he will discuss the case with the doctor. This way, the physician can help more patients than s/he would normally be able to see. Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners are "physician extenders". They are also known as "mid-level health-care providers". In some situations, mid-level providers work independently of physicians. For example, many of the so-called "minute clinics" in Wal-Mart and shopping malls are staffed by nurse practitioners. Mid-levels who do not work under the supervision of a physician are there to treat patients who have problems which are not too complex, and not too life-threatening. Since they do not have a physician to ask if they come across something they don't know about, they simply refer such patients to a local physician or emergency room.

Answer 3

No, a PA is a physician assistant. PAs are trained to function under the supervision of a physician. They do many similar functions as physicians, however, such as examine patients, perform tests, and write prescriptions.

Answer 4

PA stands for Physician's Assistant (just to clarify, they are not licensed physicians).