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Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals

National Occupation Code (NOC): 31303

Physician assistants and midwives provide primary health care and treatment in conjunction with physicians and in collaboration with other health professionals. Physician assistants provide a range of health services to patients delivering preventive and continuous care toward the management of patients' health. Midwives provide full-course care to women and their babies during the pre- and post-natal period. This unit group also includes professionals such as genetic counsellors, orthoptists and pathologists' assistants, who work in collaboration with primary health occupations. Genetic counsellors assess individual or family risk of genetic conditions, and provide information to individuals, families and healthcare providers to promote informed choice. Orthoptists diagnose and treat binocular disorders. Pathologists' assistants assist at autopsies and examinations of surgical specimens, or perform autopsies under a pathologist's supervision. Physician assistants usually work under physicians in private practice, including group or team practices, hospitals and clinics. Midwives are employed in hospitals, clinics, birthing centres or in private practice. Genetic counsellors usually work in private practice, hospitals, clinics and research institutes. Orthoptists work under an ophthalmologist, particularly in private practices or clinics. Pathologists' assistants are usually employed in hospitals and universities.

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Alternate Job Titles

  • Chief Orthoptist
  • Clinical Orthoptist
  • Genetic Counsellor
  • Licensed Midwife
  • Midwife
  • Orthoptist
  • Pathologists' Assistant
  • Pathology Assistant
  • Physician Assistant
  • Registered Midwife (RM)
  • Nurse-Midwife
  • Registered Midwife
  • Perinatal Nurse-Midwife
  • Reproductive Health Physician Assistant
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physician Assistant, Internal Medicine

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