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Physician Assistants

Physician Assistant Licence: Requirements and Conditions

Preamble Physician assistants (or PA’s) function as physician extenders. The physician/physician assistant relationship is central to the physician assistant’s scope of practice. Amendments to the Medical Act’s Regulations1 (the Regulations) have given the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (the College) the authority to regulate physician assistants in Nova Scotia, effective April 1, 2024. A Physician Assistant Licence can only [...]