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...