Term: Physician Assistant

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2016-03-18

Definition:

In Manitoba, a Physician Assistant is "a health care professional, licensed to practice medicine under the supervision of a licensed medical practitioner" (Physician Assistant Education Program (PAEP), University of Manitoba web site - accessed October 5, 2010).

For more current information, see the University of Manitoba's Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) web page - accessed December 2, 2021.

References 

• University of Manitoba. Physician Assistant Education Program (PAEP). [Abstract] (View)

Term used in 

• Katz A, Bogdanovic B, Ekuma O, Soodeen RA, Chateau D, Burnett C. Physician Resource Projection Models . Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2009. [Report] [Summary] (View)