Assistant physician explained

Assistant physician should not be confused with Physician assistant.

In the United States, an assistant physician (AP) is a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathic medicine who has graduated from a four-year medical school program and is licensed to practice, in a limited capacity, under the supervision of a physician who has completed their residency. The AP license is currently issued in Missouri, Kansas, Arizona, Utah, and Arkansas.^[1] To be licensed, APs must have graduated from medical school and passed the USMLE Step 1 and USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge exams.^[2] The expansion of the AP profession aims to provide primary care in underserved areas.^{[2] [3]}

In the United Kingdom, before the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948, an AP was a junior physician attached to a hospital.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• Association of Medical Doctor Assistant Physicians

Notes and References

1. Web site: AAFP Backgrounder - Scope of Practice: Assistant Physicians . PDF . 2020-01-01 . 25 July 2024.
2. Web site: Lieb . David A. . Missouri targets doctor dearth, expands first-in-nation law . AP News . 12 March 2024 . en . 14 May 2017.
3. Web site: Singer . Jeffrey . One simple fix for the primary care shortage: assistant physicians . STAT . 12 March 2024 . 18 May 2023.
4. Book: Abel-Smith , Brian . The Hospitals, 1800-1948: A Study in Social Administration in England and Wales. Brian Abel-Smith. 1964. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 7. 25 July 2024. Internet Archive.
5. Book: Peterson , M. Jeanne . The Medical Profession in Mid-Victorian London. 1978. University of California Press. Berkeley, California. 137, 160, 162. 25 July 2024. Internet Archive.