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Last Updated: December 21, 2007
Nurse practitioners (NPs) are nurses with graduate training. They can serve as primary care providers in family medicine (FNP), pediatrics (PNP), adult care (ANP), or geriatrics (GNP). A physician assistant (PA) can provide a wide range of services in collaboration with a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy. PAs practice in a variety of settings in nearly every medical and surgical specialty area.
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