Physician Assisting

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Topics of Study

In Physician Assisting you will learn to:

• Be a physician's assistant
• Practice medicine under a doctor's supervision
• Diagnose and treat patients
• Study basic medical science
• Study subjects such as family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, general surgery, and psychiatry
• Give health care to patients who cannot leave home, who live in hard to reach areas, who cannot pay, and who use community health centers

Degrees

The following certificate(s)/degree(s) in Physician Assisting will prepare you for jobs like the ones listed:

• Certificate or 2-year degree: entry-level physician assistant
• 4-year degree, or more: manager, teacher