A family doctor.

plural of physician assistant

A role (or the person who performs it) that extends a physician's oversight to a larger patient population than would otherwise be reasonable (by relieving the physician of much of the work done for, and time spent with, each patient); physician assistants and nurse practitioners can both provide this extension.

(capitalized when used as a person's title) A health care professional trained and licensed to perform a role similar to that of a physician but with somewhat narrower limits of authority; physician assistants and nurse practitioners have enough capabilities to be physician extenders, providing primary care and allowing physicians to spread their time across more patients.

plural of physician extender

Attend to your own defects before presuming to advise others about theirs.

The role or position of a physician.

plural of physicianship