How to perform a focused patient assessment
Focused assessments find the cause efficiently.
6 steps →How-to guides
Physician Assistant How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides to common physician assistant tasks: the practical side of the job.
Common physician assistant tasks
Step-by-step overviews of tasks physician assistants perform regularly. Use them to understand the job, prepare for training or refresh your memory.
How to write a clear SOAP note
Good notes support care and billing.
6 steps →How to close a laceration with sutures
Good technique reduces infection and scarring.
6 steps →Before you practice
Learn every core task
Our Physician Assistant training walks through these procedures and more, alongside vocabulary, safety and career-launch lessons.