Roles of Physicians and Surgeons and Physician Assistants in Healthcare

LEADERSHIP IN NURSING

THE ROLES OF TWO OTHER NON-NURSING
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
 In the healthcare industry, numerous medical professionals are instrumental in
the advancement of the healthcare (Kemppainen, Tossavainen, & Turunen,
2013).
 Therefore, the two non-nursing professionals in healthcare for this paper are
the Physicians and Surgeons (MDs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) (Salmond
& Echevarria, 2017).
 The primary roles of the physicians and surgeons are to diagnose, and treat all
kinds of injuries and illnesses.
 They compile medical history; provide education and training for the families
and patients.

THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF THE TEAM MEMBER RELATED TO AUTONOMY AND
EDUCATION;
 For the part of the MDs, their educational scope is doctoral or specialized degree,
which takes a duration of four years for undergraduate completion and four years in the
medical school.
 They could also spend between three to eight years for in their internship to gain
working experience (Washington State Department of Health, 2012).
 On the other hand, the PAs education level entry is master’s degree, which takes up to
four years and 2-3 years of internship practice, which adds up to a total of 7 years.