physician's assistant
noun
a person trained to perform under the supervision of a physician many clinical procedures traditionally performed by a physician, as diagnosing and treating minor ailments. PA
physician's assistants
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pluralof physician's assistant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For several years, medical clinics have been sending teams of doctors, physician’s assistants and nurses into Los Angeles streets to treat homeless people whose only other option is the emergency room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
During Cimbolic’s six-year tenure, the Roman Catholic college in Columbus established central Ohio’s first program to train physician’s assistants.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2016
Nurses and physician’s assistants dressed in red scrubs along with family members and friends filled the hearing room Thursday in support of Rook.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2016
"The physician's assistants who made the house calls in our study were fully trained cardiac surgery PAs who were actively involved in the preoperative, intra-operative, and postoperative care of our patients," he explained.
From US News ● Jan. 26, 2016
Concierge medicine has scarce, highly trained doctors doing the work that nurses, nurse practitioners, or physician’s assistants could do.
From Slate ● May 4, 2015
