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  2. Physician assistant - Wikipedia

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    A Physician Assistant or Physician Associate (PA) is a type of healthcare professional. While these job titles are used internationally, there is significant variation in training and scope of practice from country to country, and sometimes between smaller jurisdictions such as states or provinces. Depending on location, PAs practice semi ...

  3. Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam - Wikipedia

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    Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam. The Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) and Physician Assistant National Recertifying Exam (PANRE) are certification examinations taken by physician assistants (PAs) in the United States. The examinations are administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician ...

  4. Occupational licensing - Wikipedia

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    e. Occupational licensing, also called licensure, is a form of government regulation requiring a license to pursue a particular profession or vocation for compensation. It is related to occupational closure. Some claim higher public support [citation needed] for the licensing of professions whose activities could be a health or safety threat to ...

  5. United States Medical Licensing Examination - Wikipedia

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    www.usmle.org. The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is a three-step examination program for medical licensure in the United States sponsored by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). [9] Physicians with a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree are required to pass the USMLE ...

  6. Health professional requisites - Wikipedia

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    Medical law. Health professional requisites refer to the regulations used by countries to control the quality of health workers practicing in their jurisdictions and to control the size of the health labour market. They include licensure, certification and proof of minimum training for regulated health professions. [1]

  7. Medical license - Wikipedia

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    Law. Category. v. t. e. A medical license is an occupational license that permits a person to legally practice medicine. In most countries, a person must have a medical license bestowed either by a specified government-approved professional association or a government agency before they can practice medicine.

  8. Practicing without a license - Wikipedia

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    e. Practicing without a license is the act of working without the licensure offered for that occupation, in a particular jurisdiction. [1] Most activities that require licensure also have penalties for practicing without a valid, current license. [2] In some jurisdictions, a license is offered but not required for some professions.

  9. Yale Physician Associate Program - Wikipedia

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    The Yale Physician Associate program accepted its first class in 1971. The mission of the program is to educate individuals to become outstanding clinicians and to foster leaders who will serve their communities and advance the physician assistant (PA) profession. The program's founder, Dr. Alfred M. Sadler Jr., served as its first director in ...