Opportunities for Physician Assistants

A bachelor's degree as a Physician Assistant and the appropriate skills and/or experience may lead to positions assisting physicians in many areas including:

  • E.R.
  • Family practice
  • OB/GYN
  • Surgery
  • Internal medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • Orthopedics
  • Gerontology, etc.

Typical places of employment include the following:

  • Physicians' offices
  • Clinics
  • Hospitals
  • Public Health Clinics
  • Nursing homes
  • Rehabilitation centers
  • Health maintenance organizations, etc.

Far-Reaching Opportunities
With experience and an advanced degree, physician assistants also can find career opportunities in these fields:

  • Research
  • Clinical administration
  • Education including teaching at the colleges and university level.
  • Law
  • Medicine
  • Hospital administration
  • Consulting