Most physician assistants practice in an office-based private practice setting, according to a PA statistical profile from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Here are four top settings in which PAs practice:
• Office-based private practice setting — 39.8 percent
• Hospital — 37.3 percent
• Federal government facility/hospital/unit — 5.6 percent
• Community health center — 3.4 percent