The debate over physician associates is necessary—but needlessly toxic
Pepperer. Grocer. Apothecary. Surgeon apothecary. General practitioner (https://www.apothecaries.org/history/origins).1 The evolution of medical associate professionals in the UK may not enjoy quite the same narrative arc, steeped as it is in workforce practicalities, but it does echo many of the controversies accompanying the introduction of apothecaries into medical practice. The Apothecaries Act of 1815 handed responsibility for medical training and education, previously unstandardised and based on apprenticeships, to the Society of Apothecaries (https://navigator.health.org.uk/theme/apothe...
Source: bmj.com
