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Physician assistants are health care professionals
licensed to practice medicine with physician
supervision. PAs employed by the federal government are
credentialed to practice. As part of their comprehensive
responsibilities, PAs conduct physical exams, diagnose
and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel
on preventive health care, assist in surgery, and in
virtually all states can write prescriptions. Within the
physician-PA relationship, physician assistants exercise
autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad
range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. A PA's
practice may also include education, research, and
administrative services.
Transfer Degree:
Associate of Arts & Sciences
for Allied Health
There is only one training program in Washington
State: it is at the University of Washington. This is a
Masters Degree Program. For more information, please see
the Information for
SCC students on University of Washington Health
Professional Programs handout.
- Leoned Gines, Biology Professor, Rm
2815, 546-4543,
lgines@shoreline.edu
- Stephen Goetz, Biology Professor, Rm
5349, 546-4578,
sgoetz@shoreline.edu
- Judy Penn, Biology Professor, Rm
2807, 546-4782,
jpenn@shoreline.edu
- Kira Wennstrom, Biology Professor,
Rm 2816, 546-4578,
kwennstrom@shoreline.edu
- Joyce Fagel, Science Division
Advisor, Rm 2814, 546-6984,
jfagel@shoreline.edu
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