PA Researcher Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 As I noted in my introductory post, I'm not a PA, but I work with an Army PA at OTSG and I'm interested in how you see the future of the PA profession changing in a world where drones go to battle while fewer soldiers do. I know that to win the war you must have BOG but do you see the job changing as the "video game" aspect of the fight changes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cop to pa Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Not a PA yet, but was a Corpsman. There will always be military men and women who need medical treatment for other than combat injuries. What did PAs in the military do in the 1980s-1990s? People on active duty still get as sick and injured as those in civilian life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Researcher Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 yes, that's true. I just wondered if you imagined there might be any change, maybe a new specialty field. Soldiers that I know that conduct drone operations are pretty stressed. Maybe that will stay a psychology/psychiatrist activity, though those doctors seem a bit overworked as well. I'm just curious. Thank you for your feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cop to pa Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 There are a lot of stressful military specialties. Drone operator maybe a fairly new field, but it doesn't require reinvention of the wheel, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAMEDIC Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 3/4 of the patients I see at a military hospital are retirees, spouses, and children. Drones or whatever... this will still be a big part of medicine in the MHS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narcan Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I thought this was going to be a conversation about the Soldier Centered Medical Home and how the battalion aid station is going away and how promotions suck because there are no PA billets...but yeah, drones will cut back on PA's being deployed by about 1%, sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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