Physician Assistant Certification
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This record was last updated on March 11, 2021, before 2022. It may be out of date — confirm with the board.
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
Empowers the holder to assist a medical doctor in the provision of medical care and services under the supervision and direction of the registered supervising physician.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Department of State
- Division
- Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs
- Board
- Medicine Board
- Address
- P.O. Box 2649 Harrisburg, PA 17105
- Phone
- (717) 783-1400
- Agency website
- https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Medicine/Pages/default.aspx
- Last updated
- March 11, 2021
Occupations (O*NET)
- Physician Assistant 29-1071.00
Source and verification
This record is Pennsylvania's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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