Physician Assistants (PA) are health care professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. PA's employed by the federal government are credentialed to practice. As part of their comprehensive responsibilities, PA's conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health care, assist in surgery, and in most states, including Florida, can write prescriptions.

PA's are trained in intensive education programs accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant. (ARC-PA).