Administrator Banuchi Posted October 27, 2011 Administrator Share Posted October 27, 2011 I had put an advertisement out for a Physician Assistant and started receiving resumés for Medical Assistants at a ratio of 6:1 (MA's to PA's). It was frustrating! I had to educate these applicants. I had to change the advertisement to include "Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner" and now I'm not getting anymore MA resumés! So, I guess if the name doesn't change, we always resort to, "Hi, I'm Michael, the PA....you know, similar to an NP" ....and we should be good to go! :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulPA Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Sad that there are still so many that think there is no reason to change our name. Hope you get some great candidates and hopefully they will have PA-C behind their name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PACali Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Sad that there are still so many that think there is no reason to change our name. Hope you get some great candidates and hopefully they will have PA-C behind their name! That is sad and they always say there is something more important than the name change, Like poverty and racism... http://www.jaapa.com/name-change-name-change-go-away-come-again-well-how-about-never/article/209154/ I still got another 30 years to practice and all the new PAs I know support the name change. The name change movement is here to stay and it will only get stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 frustrating. I go for the name change except I'm told that will open state statues and give opportunity to those who are not our friends. I'd also like to pursue a less dependent status ( RANK HERESY ! !) as a profession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted October 27, 2011 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2011 frustrating. I go for the name change except I'm told that will open state statues and give opportunity to those who are not our friends. I'd also like to pursue a less dependent status ( RANK HERESY ! !) as a profession. changing the name WILL NOT open the floodgates to change our laws. we changed our name from physician'S assistant to our current title with no impact. vermont just did it this yr. It's a cosmetic name change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIPPER Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Maybe we can change our name to a symbol; Al la Prince... "the profession Formally known as Physician Assistant"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted October 27, 2011 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2011 changing the name WILL NOT open the floodgates to change our laws. we changed our name from physician'S assistant to our current title with no impact. vermont just did it this yr. It's a cosmetic name change. I feel those that argue it will cost 1m+ and 10+ years to change really don't understand how it would work and this example of dropping the 's shows it is not that hard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted October 27, 2011 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2011 hopefully the current census overwhelmingly supports name change at any cost. it is of vital importance to the future of our profession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprillh Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Think of it this way - the campaign to educate the public about Physician Associates would double as a marketing and education campaign on what we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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