When choosing the future occupation, I have taking into consideration several factors. They were both- subjective and objective. First of all, I was choosing an occupation that would match my internal beliefs and would highlight my best qualities. I have no doubts while choosing to become a Physician Assistant (PA), as when being called just an “assistant”, PA is a practicing professional, who fulfills his duties under supervision of a physician or a surgeon.
In general, PA’s duties may vary depending on training received, experience and the state laws, where he performs his duties, but as far as I understand, PA can perform up to 80% of physician’s duties. In some cases PA can do medical practice equally to a physician.