TeddyRucpin Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) Hi all. I understand there's a mix of residencies and fellowships, even though they may be the same thing. For the legitimate residencies (not long-term onboarding), what did you call yourself/introduce yourself to patients, residents, and attendings while in training? PA resident, fellow, etc? Did your MD/DO colleagues care (or not) about this title? I imagine some are protective of the terminology. Edited January 14 by TeddyRucpin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Farafish260 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 1/14/2023 at 6:24 PM, TeddyRucpin said: Hi all. I understand there's a mix of residencies and fellowships, even though they may be the same thing. For the legitimate residencies (not long-term onboarding), what did you call yourself/introduce yourself to patients, residents, and attendings while in training? PA resident, fellow, etc? Did your MD/DO colleagues care (or not) about this title? I imagine some are protective of the terminology. Just a PA, there's no need to say that you are a resident or fellow...residents and fellows don't introduce themselves that way...if the patient asked for more information I tell them I'm in a 1 year post-graduate PA training program...I do not say I'm a resident/fellow....those terms have not been standardized for PAs and they can be confusing to patients Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kettle Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I just said my name, informed them I'm a PA working with the Attending physician. When you do a resume as a PA you are licensed as a PA. The hospital you are at are billing your services as a PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farafish260 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 On 4/13/2023 at 7:35 AM, kettle said: I just said my name, informed them I'm a PA working with the Attending physician. When you do a resume as a PA you are licensed as a PA. The hospital you are at are billing your services as a PA. Right...PA residents are not house officers . We are fully licensed partitioners who are opting to do post graduate training. I don't even use the word residency to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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