Physician Assistant | Montana Board of Medical Examiners

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: high29-1071.00	Physician Assistants	title_inference	$133,260 median$182,200 top	+20.34%	3,320

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on License)

Patient health histories — collect and document under attending physician supervision in an ambulatory care clinic setting.
Physical examination findings — perform structured assessments and record results under direct oversight in a supervised clinical rotation.
Diagnostic test orders — initiate standard laboratory and imaging requests following established protocols with physician co-signature in a hospital environment.
Diagnostic test results — interpret basic deviations from normal reference ranges under supervisory guidance in a primary care setting.
Tentative diagnoses — formulate preliminary differential diagnoses for common, uncomplicated conditions with physician review in an outpatient clinic.
Prescription medications — assist in drafting treatment recommendations for straightforward cases pending physician approval in a supervised practice.
Therapeutic procedures — perform basic injections and wound care under direct supervision following sterile technique protocols in a clinical setting.
Patient counseling — deliver scripted instruction on prescribed therapeutic regimens and health maintenance under a senior clinician's guidance.
Electronic medical records — enter and organize patient progress notes and examination data using practice management software in a clinic environment.
Clinical decision-making frameworks — apply evidence-based guidelines to routine patient scenarios under mentored supervision in an acute or primary care setting.

Program Details

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Requirements

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Financial Aid

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