What is a PA?
What does PA stand for?
Physician Assistant
True or False: PAs can prescribe medicine to help patients feel better.
True.
After high school, about how many years does it take to become a PA?
About 6-7 years.
The first PA program started in the 1960s at which university?
Duke University
True or False: PAs can take care of both kids and adults.
True!
True or False: PAs can only work in hospitals.
False
Which of these can PAs do: Take medical histories, do physical exams, or both?
Both.
What type of degree do you need before PA school?
A bachelor's degree.
About how many PAs are there in the U.S. today?
Over 150,000
If you live in the countryside, PAs help bring healthcare to ____ areas.
Rural
Who do PAs work closely with as part of the healthcare team?
Doctors
A PA can listen to your heartbeat with this tool.
A stethoscope.
How many patient care hours do students need before applying to PA school?
1,000 hours
The first class of PAs were trained to help with a shortage of what profession?
Doctors
What is one thing PAs can do that helps people avoid going to the emergency room?
Provide checkups and preventive care.
True or False: PAs only take care of adults.
False
True or False: PAs can help perform surgeries.
True! PAs help doctors perform surgeries.
PAs must pass a big exam before they can practice. What is it called?
PANCE (Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam)
PA Week is celebrated in which month?
October.
True or False: PAs only exist in the United States.
False! Many countries have PAs, but they may be called by a different name (in Canada they are called Physician Associates!)
What is one unique thing PAs can do that many doctors can't?
Switch specialties without more school
Name one type of setting (besides hospitals) where PAs can work.
Clinics, schools, rural health centers, military.
True or False: Once you become a PA, you never have to study again.
False. We have to take a recertifying exam every 10 years.
Which branch of the U.S. military provided the first group of PAs?
The Navy
If you wanted to be a PA one day, name one subject in school that would help you.
Science, biology, chemistry, anatomy