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Physicians Assistant Degree Online
Online Physicians Assistant Degrees
Online medical assistant and physician assistant associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs from accredited universities and colleges.
Physician assistants (PAs) practice medicine under the supervision of physicians and surgeons. Many PAs work in primary care specialties, such as general internal medicine, pediatrics, and family medicine. Other specialty areas include general and thoracic surgery, emergency medicine, orthopedics, and geriatrics. PAs specializing in surgery provide preoperative and postoperative care and may work as fi rst or second assistants during major surgery.
Most programs are in schools of allied health, academic health centers, medical schools, or 4-year colleges; a few are in community colleges, the military, or hospitals. Many accredited PA programs have clinical teaching affi liations with medical schools.
Median annual earnings of physician assistants were $69,410 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $57,110 and $83,560. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $37,320, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $94,880. Median annual earnings of physician assistants in 2004 were $70,310 in general medical and surgical hospitals and $69,210 in offi ces of physicians.
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Featured Schools For Online Physician Assistant Degrees
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A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
Physician assistants are health care professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. Because of their close working relationship with physicians, physician assistants are educated in the medical model designed to complement physician training. Upon graduation, physician assistants take a national certification examination developed by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
ATSU's Master of Science in Advanced Physician Assistant Studies offers the following concentration:
- Sports Medicine Concentration
- Family and Emergency Medicine Concentration
- Forensic Medicine Concentration
- Occupational Medicine Concentration
- Education and Leadership Concentration
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Keiser University
Associate of Science - Medical Assistant
This person performs duties under the direction of a physician in all areas of medical practice. Patient care management includes preparing treatment and examination rooms, taking vital signs, possible assisting in minor surgical procedures, giving injections, venipuncture, assisting in laboratory operations, taking X-Rays, and electrocardiograms.
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Touro University International
Touro University offers the following online professional degree completion program for physician assistants:
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences / Professional Degree Completion
The Touro University International College of Health Sciences offers a professional degree completion program for physician assistants. This degree is designed for health care professionals who wish to acquire baccalaureate level competencies in health sciences theory and in health care professional issues, and who graduated from accredited certificate and/or associate degree programs.
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