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The Physician Assistant (PA) is a health care professional licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. PAs typically conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health care, assist in surgery, and in most states can write prescriptions.

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