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PA Careers

This page is in progress. Below is what it will cover.

PAs work across nearly every part of medicine. This page will show the range.

What this page will cover

Common settings: primary care, emergency medicine, surgery, specialty clinics and more
How PAs change specialties during a career
Pay, job outlook and schedules, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
How PAs work with physicians, and how that varies by state
Leadership, teaching and research paths

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