Medical Economics May 2, 2024
State becomes first to officially recognize PA title change
Physician assistants in Oregon will soon be getting a new title: physician associate.
In April the state’s governor, Tina Kotek, signed the title change into law, effective June 6. And while the former American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) changed its name to “Physician Associates” three years ago, Oregon is the first state to officially recognize the new designation.
In a video posted on AAPA’s YouTube channel Folusho E. Ogunfiditimi, DM, PA-C, AAPA president and board chair, praised Oregon’s action. “The title associate addresses all of the misperceptions that PA’s merely assist our physician colleagues,” he said. “You and I know we do so much more than that.
“I cannot stress...
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