AHP Practice Areas

A physician assistant in critical care works with a certified intensivist or a physician with equivalent qualifications and experience caring for patients in the ICU. The mission of the physician assistant in critical care medicine is to provide continuity of patient care, acting as a liaison...

Physician assistants in dermatology treat a wide range of medical, surgical, and cosmetic patients. Most physician assistants in dermatology work independently within a dermatology office much like a staff dermatologist, but under physician supervision. Physician assistants in dermatology get...

Physician assistants in emergency medicine have a number of responsibilities in the emergency department, including out-of-hospital patient care, patient triage, patient care in the emergency department, and administrative functions. Physician assistants in emergency medicine stabilize, manage,...

Physician assistants in neonatology treat newborns while under the general supervision of a physician. They most often practices in a hospital's neonatal intensive care unit. Physician assistants in neonatology assess, diagnose, monitor, promote health and protection from disease, and manage...

Physician assistants in psychiatry/mental health manage primary mental healthcare and treatment using a variety of therapeutic and interpersonal techniques for patients  who are at risk for developing or presently have psychiatric disorders. They also assess and treat individual patients with...

Radiologist assistants are advanced-practice radiologic technologists who specialize in radiography. Radiologist assistants practice under the supervision of radiologists, the physicians who specialize in using medical imaging techniques to diagnose and treat diseases. Radiologist assistants ...