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  2. Physician assistant - Wikipedia

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    The occupational title of physician assistant and physician associate originated in the United States in 1967 at Duke University.The role has been adopted in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, India, Israel, Bulgaria, Myanmar, Switzerland, Liberia, Ghana, and by analogous names throughout Africa, each with their own nomenclature and ...

  3. Paramedics in Canada - Wikipedia

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    In some localities in Canada, paramedics may work under the direction of physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners in various emergency or related hospital departments. Collaborative emergency centres (CECs), collaborative care clinics, and community health centres in rural regions of Nova Scotia currently utilize this model.

  4. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

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    In June 1929, a special Act of Parliament established the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada to oversee postgraduate medical education in Canada. [18] [19] At first, the Royal College offered just two specialty qualifications: Fellowship in general medicine and Fellowship in general surgery. By 2014, the Royal College had ...

  5. Physicians in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Founded by the Canada Medical Act in 1912, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) is an organization charged with the assessment of medical candidates and evaluation of physicians through examinations. It grants a qualification called Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) to those who wish to practise medicine in Canada

  6. Medical school in Canada - Wikipedia

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    In Canada, a medical school is a faculty or school of a university that trains future medical doctors and usually offers a three- to five-year Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery (M.D., C.M.) degree. There are currently 17 medical schools in Canada with an annual admission success rate normally below 7.5%. [1]

  7. 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.

  8. Eugene A. Stead - Wikipedia

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    Eugene Anson Stead Jr. (October 6, 1908, in Atlanta, Georgia – June 12, 2005) is best known as a physician, medical educator, and researcher. [1] He served on the faculties at Harvard, Emory (where he received a Bachelor of Science and MD degree), and Duke universities. [1] He is the founder of the physician assistant (PA) profession. [1]

  9. Faculty of Physician Associates - Wikipedia

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    Established in 2015, it was responsible for reviewing and setting standards for the education and training of physician associates, and it managed the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register (PAMVR). [1] [2] Its predecessor organisation was the UK Association of Physician Assistants (UKAPA), which was created in 2005. [3]