Do you call a physician's assistant doctor?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

No, you do not call a physician's assistant doctor. A physician's assistant is not a doctor. If you want to address a physician's assistant in a formal manner, you use the honorific of "PA" before the physician assistant's name.

A physician assistant is not a doctor but is a healthcare professional who performs a number of different tasks in the medical field.

Some of these include taking medical histories, performing examinations, diagnosing illnesses, analyzing test results, and developing management plans for the care of patients.

The majority of physician's assistants work in the offices of licensed physicians. They can also work in outpatient care centers, hospitals, and other general medical facilities. It typically takes two years of specific medical education to become a physician's associate or assistant.