Physician Assistants

About The Job

• Do physical examinations, diagnose diseases, write prescriptions
• Develop treatment strategies, order and interpret lap tests

About The Job

• Tell how to manage health, preform medical procedures, and assist in surgical operations

Working Conditions

• My job schedule depends on the physician
• The days I work are normally on the weekends, nights, and earlymornings
• I normally work 40 hours a week

Why I Want To Be a Physician Assistant

• I like to work with people
• I like to help people
• When I was younger I pretended I was a doctor

Outlook

COLLEGE

Educational Path

• Go to WLC in Milwaukee
• Then go to MCW
• Take 4 years to get bachelors degree
• Then 2 years in medical school

Fun Facts

• More than 100,000 PAs practice medicine in the U.S
• 37% of PAs work in medically underserved countries

FUN FACTS

• The amount of PAs has just about doubled ever since the first PAs graduated in 1967