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types of health care providers, physical examination, diagnosis, patient management, numerous studies have documented the ability of pas, high-quality health care, comparable to that of a physician, 80%, the conditions seen in primary care settings, scope of practice, physician assistant is prepared, academically, clinically, health care services, the direction, responsible supervision of a doctor of medicine, md, osteopathy, pa functions include performing diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, health maintenance services, of 2003, pas in 47 states, district of columbia, guam have prescriptive practice privileges, physician assistants, not receive direct third-party, insurance, reimbursement, services, services, billed, supervising physician, employer, types of health care providers, practice settings, pas practice, variety of settings in nearly every medical, surgical specialty area, majority, 44%, them practice, primary care areas, 31% in family practice, common practice areas, general surgery, surgical subspecialties, emergency medicine, remainder, involved in teaching, research, administration, nonclinical roles, pas, practice in any setting, a physician provides care, allowing the doctor to focus skill, knowledge, effective manner, pas practice in both rural, inner city communities, 30% of pas practice in areas, less than 50,000 people, the adeptness, willingness of pas to practice in rural areas, distribution of health care providers, in relation, general population distribution, has been enhanced, regulation of profession, many other professions, physician assistants, regulated at two different levels, licensure, process that takes place, state level in accordance, specific state laws, certification is established, a national organization, requirements, minimal practice standards consistent across all states, licensure, laws specific to pa licensure, vary somewhat between states, nearly all states, require national certification, prior to licensure, prescriptive practice privileges, pas exist in, 47 states, district of columbia, guam, all state laws, require pas to have a supervising physician, physician, does not necessarily have to be on site, same location, the pa, most states allow physician supervision to occur via telephone communication, periodic site visits, supervising physicians typically review, sign all visits recorded, in the patient's file by the pa, certification, early stages, the profession, aapa, american association of physician assistants, collaborated, the ama, american medical association, national board of medical examiners to develop a national competency examination, in 1975, an independent organization, national commission on certification of physician assistants, was established to administer a certification program inclusive of an entry-level examination, continuing medical education, periodic re-examination, recertification, physician assistants who, graduates of approved programs, have completed, maintained such certification, use the credentials pa-c, certified.