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  hysician assistants are employed in many specialties. A partial
listing includes general and family practice; emergency medicine;
pediatrics; obstetrics and gynecology; surgery; orthopedics; geriatrics;
women's health; occupational medicine; psychiatry and mental health;
cardiology and internal medicine; oncology; and administrative
and educational appointment.
California PAs practice in a variety of rural and urban settings,
always under the supervision of a licensed physician. Typical
practice settings include:
- Solo and group practices
- Health maintenance organizations
- County facilities
- Clinics
- Hospitals
- Hospices
- Student health services
- Teaching institutions
- Military facilities
- Veterans Administration facilities
- Federal and State correctional institutions
- Nursing homes
- House calls/Home care
PAs may work in any medical setting in which their supervising
physician(s) practice, including private offices, general acute
care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, special hospitals,
nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and private
homes.
The granting of hospital
privileges to PAs is at the discretion of the individual facility.
A booklet
entitled, "Hospital
Privileges Summary" is produced by the American Academy
of Physician Assistants and can be ordered from API at (703)
787-8044.
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