Becker's Healthcare March 3, 2023
The American Academy of Physician Associates adopted the title “physician associate” for the PA profession in May 2021. At the time, it acknowledged the road to broadscale use of the new title would take up to two years due to regulatory requirements.
To date, no government entity at any level — federal or state — has signed off on the change, which means PAs cannot yet use the title “physician associate.”
But the AAPA vowed to keep the pressure on by providing “support and resources to state PA organizations — who will determine when and how to pursue PA title change through the legislative and regulatory process,” Jennifer Orozco, AAPA president and chair of the board, told Becker’s.
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