Physician assistants are health care professionals licensed to practice medicine under the supervision of a physician (AAPA). These health care professionals are educated to provide treatment, diagnostics of injuries or illnesses, preform physical examinations, take medical histories, order laboratory tests and x-rays, and depending on their level of study they may assist in surgery procedures (Bureau of Labor Statistics). The code of ethics for the health care occupation of a Physician assistant has “four main principles: autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice”(AAPA). What these codes mean is that patients have the right to make their own choices regarding their treatment and health and as such the physician assistant should respect these choices and abide by them.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there is an expected “38 percent increase of physician assistants from 2012 to 2022”(Bureau of Labor Statistics). There have been sixty-three jobs advertised in the last thirty days of the Miami Herald for the position of Physician assistant. Previous experience is required due to how well someone who has had experience might preform instead of someone with little to no experience, previous experience also allows employers to verify past work ethics. Salary for a physician assistant varies on the industry in which they work, hospitals and outpatient centers pay more. An estimate of $79K annually is expected for an entry-level Physician assistant, while a physician assistant with experience may earn up to $124 annually (Payscale). Physician assistants can complete additional training in areas such as surgery, neonatology, family medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, and psychiatry with additional education. With additional experience the Physician assistant may take on more clinical and administrative
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there is an expected “38 percent increase of physician assistants from 2012 to 2022”(Bureau of Labor Statistics). There have been sixty-three jobs advertised in the last thirty days of the Miami Herald for the position of Physician assistant. Previous experience is required due to how well someone who has had experience might preform instead of someone with little to no experience, previous experience also allows employers to verify past work ethics. Salary for a physician assistant varies on the industry in which they work, hospitals and outpatient centers pay more. An estimate of $79K annually is expected for an entry-level Physician assistant, while a physician assistant with experience may earn up to $124 annually (Payscale). Physician assistants can complete additional training in areas such as surgery, neonatology, family medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, and psychiatry with additional education. With additional experience the Physician assistant may take on more clinical and administrative