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Podcast #240 - PAs are Associates?
TOTAL EM - Tools Of the Trade and Academic Learning in Emergency Medicine
English - June 01, 2021 17:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Science acls aprn atls cpr ems hems lpn pac pocus pals Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Podcast #239 - Book Review: The Resuscitation Crisis Manual (RCM)
Next Episode: Podcast #241 - TXA in the Prehospital Setting
For decades, there has been a major name debate regarding the appropriate title for PAs. However, on May 24, 2021 the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) House of Delegates (HOD) came to a vote. Over 100 possible titles were considered, but ultimately the winning vote was for "physician associate" which has led to a significant amount of discussion. What is the history behind this decision and why now? What has been the response? We discuss this and more in this new blog and podcast.