MediMike Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Ended up down a Twitter hole (I'm actually regretting furthering my social media, there are a lot of idiots out there) and found a post detailing the new ACEP work group formed to deal with the supposed massive surplus of ED docs they are expecting by 2030. Ideas involved making all residencies 4 years, increasing resident pay to help slow down the for profit residency growth, and ensure that all APPs undergo "a standardized credentialing and certification process by the ABEM." This was of course followed by a number of ridiculous "ban them from the main ED" and "boo hiss APPs" comments but thought it was interesting. This could either be beneficial or crush the role of an APP in the ED. If there was formal recognition of fellowships/residencies by the ABEM with a subsequent board certification that would be great, although it could destroy any entry into the field outside of a post-grad training program. Also the risk of having yet another group in charge of our future. I posted a query in the thread asking if they were referring to formal fellowship/residency programs knowing ACEPs recent stance on that phrasing and haven't heard anything back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFatMan Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Interesting. Should they try to push this and PAs decide to play along, how long would a process like this take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MediMike Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, TheFatMan said: Yikes. "Purge"? Edit; and shouldn't it be "...purge FROM our specialty societies..."? I mean, if you're going to be a fanatic at least use proper form Edited April 12, 2021 by MediMike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFatMan Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I think you are correct haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemurcatta Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 If PAs play along with ACEP (AAEM is a lost cause), maybe its good for us in the long run. Maybe we truly become the preferred APP for EM. The NP orgs will not cooperate with ABEM/ACEP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFatMan Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2021/04/aapa-responds-to-aaem-resident-student-association-advocating-for-end-of-pa-and-np-fellowships/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediMike Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 4 hours ago, TheFatMan said: https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2021/04/aapa-responds-to-aaem-resident-student-association-advocating-for-end-of-pa-and-np-fellowships/ Honestly their replies have been getting better and better. One of the reasons I actually re-upped my membership recently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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