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Result of quiz at the bottom of the article. The PA Title: Assistant or Associate      It's not a matter of pettiness or pride. The title has been one of controversy likely since its genesis in 1965. Physician Assistant, often miswritten as Physician's Assistant, has long been inadequate in reflecting the scope of practice and ownership of patient care that so many PA's have.  There are basically two categories current or future PAs fall into; 1. The name MUST change or 2. This is a waste of time, who cares! I will admit that initially, I didn't really care at all as long as I had SOME title after all this school. Now, as I near graduation at the end of next week, I have contemplated the impact that a title change may have on the profession overall. The heavyweight bout seems to be between NPs and PAs, pitting one another against each other. I'd argue that both have their place in patient care. There is no winner in here; collaboratio...
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         MEMORIAL DAY IS EVERY DAY Memorial Day to me is just another day. Some are surprised by this as I'm in the military and have lost many friends over the years either directly related to combat or due to life after it. The reason that this day is trivial to me is that I think about these guys all the damn time. I think about them during workouts and in class or while studying for a difficult test. They are my motivation to not feel sorry for myself and to keep pushing forward. They, along with my family and friends still around, are the reason that I do my best to be a good person and help people when I can. Justin Wojo Tyler As cliché as it may sound, I grew up on a battlefield. Though I wasn't engaging combatants directly, I was in direct support of operations with EOD as a member of a security element. We lost some members of an EOD team one night which was really my first experience with casualties of war that wer...
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   Should PA School Be Online     There are a few hot topics these days with regard to the PA profession. The top five that come to mind immediately are:  1. The PA title  2. Autonomy  3. Online programs for initial training (not for practicing PA's with a Bachelor's Degree) 4. Residency requirements 5. The degree required      I posted a simple question on my Instagram page ( @navy_pa ) "Should there be online PA schools?" I had an outstanding response. The general response I received was that the majority of people did NOT approve. Out of 188 responders to the "yes" or "no" portion, it came down to 81% against and 19% for (with at least one accidental vote for "yes"). There was also an option for people to voice their reasoning in a very brief text response. Many of the answers were geared towards the obvious comparison to online Nurse Practitioner programs which many people have strong feelings about as well. The gr...
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