A PA is NOT a physician - PA stands for physician assistant. A physician is a DO, MBBS, or MD.
DC after a chiropractors name stands for Doctor of Chiropractic
Not finding titular initials "PA;" prolly they mean Pennsylvania.
PA means Professional Association.
After a firms name, PA means professional association.
Professional Association
Physician Assistant-Certified, Certified Diabetes Educator. This means the medical provider is a certified Physician Assistant, and is in addition to that, the person is a certified diabetes educator.
Professional Association
a pa is a phyisician assistant and is under the supervision of a doctor. a pa can give out medication, cures, and prescriptions but only under a doctors approval. :]
a pa is a phyisician assistant and is under the supervision of a doctor. a pa can give out medication, cures, and prescriptions but only under a doctors approval. :]
If the doctor is in psychiatry it could mean either: Adolescent Psychiatrist Academy of Psychiatry But if the acronym is really PA, then it means the person isn't really a doctor at all, they are a Physician's Assistant. In many states PA's have limited prescribing privileges and can do some of the simpler diagnostic work. But they have not been to medical school, and don't have the depth or breadth of training of a real doctor, so shouldn't be referred to as doctors.
The C stands for certified. However, PA's are not actually doctors. They are Physicians Assistants. No need for concern though. It's been my experience that PA's are not doctors only in a literal sense. One of the main differences between PA education and physician education is not the core content of the curriculum, but the amount of time spent in formal education. In addition to time in school, physicians are required to do an internship, and the majority also complete a residency in a specialty following that. PA's do not have to undertake an internship or residency.