Leubeck Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Please vote yes for the name change to "physician associate". Visit http://www.panamechange.org/poll.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj11 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Please vote yes for the name change to "physician associate". Visit http://www.panamechange.org/poll.html There is something veeeeeery fishy about this poll. I know with confidence that no PA group, except maybe in the bowels of the AAPA, would you find a poll with those results (unless some anti-PA-ite posted it somewhere and told everyone one to vote negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMSArtist Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 my vote was not registered... I looked at poll results, noted how many votes there were, placed my vote and there was no change.... fishy indeed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookspa Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 i smell a rat... be verrrrrrreeeerrry vvvveeerrrrrryyyy quiet....................BOOOOOMmmm the firing line is clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookspa Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Of course the name change is essential. Anyone thinking otherwise is not attuned to the cosmos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyMadisonPA Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Yeah, that's weird. Something isn't right at that site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted April 26, 2011 Moderator Share Posted April 26, 2011 don't think this is a valid poll if open to md input. look at the comments section. all docs....the poll at adv. for pa's magazine was something like 80:20 in favor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Against my better judgment, I just read the comments posted on the poll. As a new PA, how I am not to feel disheartened by such negativity about my new field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATCLATEMTB Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Hmm, I hardly ever post on this forum, and rather read it as education for my future. However, lately it seems as the closer I get to graduation the less bright the future seems. (Could be the accounting of all student loans coupled with multiple public bashing of PA's, like the Today Show segment.) Of note, I did read all of the comments so far. The single positive comment was by Thomas Lubeck, DO. The post was originated by Lubeck, PA-S who is in Colorado. Possibly related? At any rate, I do find it unusual that there are over 1000 "No" votes and it is just now hitting the forum. Thanks to Lubeck for at least bringing it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHAD Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 sad to read the comments...i bet those "Doctors" wouldn't/don't complain when the PA takes the weekend call and they get to go golfing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemegroup Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 PAs are just the caddies, in their eyes ... caddies with their own licenses and DEA numbers lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beorp Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I wouldn't be surprised if a good portion of those physicians who commented are actually pre-med. It seems this may be where the poll got a lot of attention from: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=10903420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj11 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I wouldn't be surprised if a good portion of those physicians who commented are actually pre-med. It seems this may be where the poll got a lot of attention from:http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=10903420 There is a paradox. I find the younger docs are usually the more respectful of PAs, however, the student docs are the worse. Is it something in Med school culture? I think it is this personal insecurity and new found arrogance as they adjust to the thoughts that they will soon be "DOCTORS." I remember an SP saying something profound to me once. "Here you are not judged by the letters after your name but the quality of care you give." That's all we are asking for. Judge us by the quality of our work. If this is truly a MD or Pre-MD voting, then it has no merit. They have no right to determine what we call ourselves. For those newbies who seemed disheartened by this and other PA criticism (as you have expressed in this thread and others), I say to you please do not be discouraged. This struggle has been going on for almost 50 years now. Thirty years ago, when I first graduated, I was treated like crap in the state of Kentucky. There was legislation presented almost every year (by the Kentucky nursing association) to ban PAs as if we were an evil and dangerous movement. I approached over 150 physicians for a job and at best I was laughed at. I had to move to another state to find a job, six months after graduation. However, the PA profession will thrive. Look at it from the eyes of M. L. King. See the "promised land" of how things can be and set your hearts and minds to make that world a reality. The new PAs should follow the example of the Egyptians people (a people dear to me as I lived in Cairo for a while). They overthrew an insulated and out of touch government. Hopefully they will replace it with a much better one (the verdict is still out). The AAPA needs reform and you guys can do it. Me need a voice that is more proactive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyMadisonPA Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Look like the poll has been removed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Banuchi Posted April 27, 2011 Administrator Share Posted April 27, 2011 I made contact with the website owner. He decided to remove the poll due to the abuse by members from StudentDoctor.Net. I commend him on his willingness to build such a site to help the cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyMadisonPA Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Wow, thanks so much for contacting him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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