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I agree that the lobby we already have should do their job and promote our profession. We always get left behind and end of reacting to things instead of taking an active role in the beginning. Maybe now is the time with healthcare reform to make our profession more visible and even look into the PA to MD bridging. Before long people with have online degrees with 7 of 8 core competencies not being clinical, although the degree will be called a clinical doctorates. This will likely prove to leave us far behind again as the AAPA can't seem to look to the future. People will assume that with a title of "clinical" doctorates, that addition "clinical training" was obtained and make them better suited for independent practice etc.

Jon Sutton,  PA-C,  SMDCAugust 16, 2009
Duluth, MN

PA specialty certification? just another way to show our profession is 10-20 years behind the NP profession, and on our way to hanging ourselves by being too specific and too specialized to make lateral movements within healthcare disciplines as the future presents its needs.

Jared ,  PA-CAugust 13, 2009

I agree the AAPA needs to concentrate on Lobbying for our profession to be favorably positioned with changes in delivery of medicine and drop the politics of concious laws.

steven alexander,  PAJuly 17, 2009
Llano,, TX

The comments that we need to get a lobby together just kills me. We have one and it's called the AAPA and they need to do their job. The Fellowship of Christian PAs reports that these guys are lobbying for the removal of concious laws etc. yet they aren't promoting our professional interests which is what they should be obligated to do. Whatever your position on politics is, I suspect we all agree that our professional body should be representing our professional interests and leaving the politics of left and right for the politicians.

Nate July 08, 2009

Unfortunately, this press conference with the president of the United States and his comments is not a surprise to me but should be an eye opener for Physician Assistants across the country. Until we as Physician Assistant learn how to band together and lobby for important privileges our job opportunities and financial growth will dwindle and will be over taken by NP. We have to stop debating and wasting time on what we should call our profession (Physician Assistant, Physician Associate, or Physician Extender). We have to stop wasting time on what type of degree we will earn after our education is completed (we all know that we put in more credit hours and only graduated with a B.S or M.S or some type of certificate degree). Also we have to stop trying to create a bridge to become MD/DO. We chose to become a Physician Assistant and we should not change our title to MD/DO just to be able to have the right to practice independently or to be recognized by president Obama. The NCCPA and AAPA has to step up to the plate with the backing of it members to fight for the right to independently practice medicine. I believe most of us already practice medicine independently, but do not get any of the recognition for it. My recommendation to the AAPA is that you should have one agenda at this point and that is to get Physician Assistants privileges to practice Medicine independently.

Christian Lorentzen,  PA-CJune 19, 2009
Glen Cove, NY

I have always believed in the PA/physician team, however as the landscape of medicine and reimbursment looks to change I am gaining a stronger belief in a more independant PA. No direct disrespect to NP's however the amount of freedom they have does not sit well with me. The reason; a nurse practitioner can get their primary NP training on the internet, with a couple of "on campus days" along with self guided clinic time. This is hardly a setting for a unsupervised clinician, yet they can hang their own shingle the day they get their credentials. Physicians seem to be leaning toward less liability and if they can hire an indipendant practitioner thats less liability. We need to take a stronger stand in becoming more independant, the PA leadership need to recognize this or our profession will be looked upon as no more than medical assistants that carry too much liability.

Benton Kinney,  PA-CJune 18, 2009
Redding , CA

It's frustrating to have had an Air Force PA be on the staff for the President in the past and now hear President Obama leave out our profession by name. Maybe it's because the NP leadership promotes independent practice while the PA leadership promotes the physician/PA team, which is exactly as it should be. Unfortunately, President Obama may view that as physician care assisted by PAs. Maybe the AAPA needs to request a face-to-face meeting with the President, backed by letters from us, the grassroots team.

James Hill,  PA,  CMC-University HospitalJune 18, 2009
Charlotte, NC

It would be nice to be included in the "provider" category. In this ER I see approx 41 patients a day, ranging from Dental pain to the full cardiac workup.

Gary Bilodeau,  PA-C,  PCHJune 18, 2009


     

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