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2. Medical Assistants: What do they do? - WebMD

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   In contrast, medical assistants generally only need a diploma (9-12 months) or an associate's degree in a medical assistant program. Medical assistants don't need a state license to work, but they ...

3. Medical assistant - Wikipedia

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   A medical assistant, also known as a "clinical assistant" or healthcare assistant in the US [1] is an allied health professional who supports the work of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other health professionals, usually in a clinic setting. Medical assistants can become certified through an accredited program.

4. Yale Physician Associate Program - Wikipedia

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   The program's founder, Dr. Alfred M. Sadler Jr., served as its first director in 1970. Yale School of Medicine maintains the only PA program named "Physician Associate" program instead of a "Physician Assistant" program in the United States, as it pre-dates the formation of the accreditation body and has elected to retain its original name.

5. Internship (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Internship (medicine) A medical (or surgical) intern is a physician in training who has completed medical school and has a medical degree, but does not yet have a license to practice medicine unsupervised. Medical education generally ends with a period of practical training similar to internship, but the way the overall program of academic and ...

6. What Is a Physician Assistant? - WebMD

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   Most physician assistant programs take about 2 years. Students take classes while getting at least 2,000 clinical rotation hours. They then receive a master’s degree in PA studies.

7. National Healthcareer Association - Wikipedia

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   The National Healthcareer Association (NHA) is a national professional certification agency for healthcare workers in the United States. [3] Granting credentials in more than 8 allied health specialties, it is an organizational member of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA). [4] The National Healthcareer Association ...