el médico asociado, la médica asociada
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
1. (medicine)
a. physician's assistant
¿Eres médico? - No, soy médico asociado. Trabajo bajo la supervisión de un médico.Are you a physician? - No, I'm a physician's assistant. I work under the supervision of a physician.
b. physician assistant
Mi hermano se fue a vivir a EE.UU. y trabaja allí como médico asociado en un consultorio de traumatología.My brother went to live in the USA and works there as a physician assistant at an orthopedic practice.
c. PA
Algunos médicos asociados han trabajado como sanitarios en el ejército.Some PAs have worked as medics in the army.
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