Partners in Practice

Choosing the Right Word: Physician Assistants or Physician Associates?


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Guest: Robert M. Blumm, PA-C
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA

Forty years ago, the title of "physician associate" was changed to "physician assistant." Now there is a strong grassroots effort amongst PAs to change the name back. On April 5, 2010, 50 leaders in the PA profession signed a letter declaring that the title "physician associate" better fits the role. Bob Blumm, immediate past president of the Association of Plastic Surgery Physician Assistants and a supporter of the letter, joins host Lisa Dandrea Lenell to talk about why this change is critical to the profession, the implications it will have on the future and what needs to be done to make the change a reality.

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