[RandallBrown]

Why don't you think physician assistants are medical professionals? They have a medical degree and are board certified.

They are different from physicians, but they're still medical professionals.

[ams6110]

Perhaps because they are not held to the same standards as an MD. PAs are typically employees in a clinic, hospital, or practice, and they work with limited autonomy under the supervision of MDs.

I'm not sure I'd say that PAs are not "professionals" but I would say that they are only in a broader sense of the word.