{"id":386,"date":"2026-03-17T15:39:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agewellsc.org\/?page_id=386"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:18:15","slug":"what-is-a-physician-assistant-associate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.agewellsc.org\/?page_id=386","title":{"rendered":"What is a Physician Assistant\/Associate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"386\" class=\"elementor elementor-386\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c43e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37c43e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1a47a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c1a47a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fea23a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fea23a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd0e36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fd0e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agewellsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PANutrition.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-734\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agewellsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PANutrition.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.agewellsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PANutrition-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.agewellsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PANutrition-1024x876.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.agewellsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PANutrition-768x657.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2a9c0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2a9c0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e27230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e27230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"653\">Physician assistants (PAs) &#8211; or more broadly known as \u201cPhysician Associates\u201d to delineate the role in providing timely and knowledgeable access to healthcare \u2013are licensed and nationally certified healthcare providers trained to diagnose and treat a wide range of medical conditions. 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