Well, isn't that a happy little question! "MD" stands for Doctor of Medicine, indicating your doctor has completed medical school. "PA" stands for Physician Assistant, showing that your doctor may work with a qualified healthcare professional to provide care. It's just a little detail to help you understand the wonderful team taking care of you.
A PA is NOT a physician - PA stands for physician assistant. A physician is a DO, MBBS, or MD.
PA=Personal Assistant while MD=managing Director
PA means personal assistant
An MD (Doctor of Medicine) would have "PA" behind their name if they have completed a fellowship or additional training in a specific area, such as "Palliative Care" or "Pediatrics," which is sometimes designated by the initials "PA." However, it's more common for "PA" to refer to a Physician Assistant, which is a separate professional designation. If an MD were to collaborate closely with a PA, they might include it in certain contexts, but it is not standard practice for MDs to use "PA" as a designation after their name.
Only if he or she completed medical school after PA school. I have known several Physician Assistants (PA) who went back to medical school to become physicians, an MD as you referred.
well darling, an md is an mc donalds and a pa is a poached apricot.
I've seen those two notations seperately mostly. MD is Medical Doctorate. PA is Physician's Assistant (a newer degree, reflecting a paramedical who is allowed to prescribe and diagnose as well as treat). Pa is the state in which I reside and need a listing of MD as an Medical Doctor with a medical degree in Williamsport.
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Maryland and Pennsylvania
DC after a chiropractors name stands for Doctor of Chiropractic
Parkton, MD
Not finding titular initials "PA;" prolly they mean Pennsylvania.