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PAs are licensed by the state. medical licensing board, the PA-specific component of the. medical board, or a separate PA board. 11 All states and the. District of Columbia require PAs to pass the Physician. Assistant National Certification Examination adminis-.
What is the difference between a physician and a nurse practitioner? The short answer is that doctors study diseases and how to cure them while nurses and nurse practitioners study people and how to heal them. The more detailed answer is that a physician is a person with formal education and training in medicine, i.e. the treatment of diseases using drugs, procedures and/or surgery.