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SVMIC Collaborating with Advanced Practice Providers

Profile of Physician Assistants

Similarly, The American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
announced the results from its 2017 National Physician Assistant

Sample Survey. There are over 123,000 PAs in the United States, up

from 108,500. According to the survey :
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 About one-third work in primary care, about two-thirds work

in specialties

 PAs can prescribe in all 50 states plus the District of

Columbia

 The number of PAs has increased 100% over the past decade

 38.3% are employed in hospital settings and 45.5% are

employed in medical offices or clinic settings

NP Training and Practice Areas
A Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

(APRN) who has completed graduate level education (either a

Master of Nursing or a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree). The

nurse practitioner treats physical and mental conditions through

physical exams, comprehensive evaluation of medical history and

ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests.

Nurse Practitioner training involves completion of the education

and clinical experience necessary to be a registered nurse (RN).

This is followed by graduate-level NP program (either a Master’s or

5 American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA): www.aapa.org

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