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The AMA and AOA release statements against the rebrand

email article When the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) recently voted to change the name of their profession from physician assistant to physician associate, it was a decision several years in the making. "The title physician associate will position PAs to successfully compete in the ever-changing healthcare marketplace by boosting the profession's relevance and impact among stakeholder groups, especially patients," AAPA CEO Lisa Gables told MedPage Today via email. PAs have at least a masters level education consisting of 27 months of classroom work and over 2,000 hours of clinical rot...

email article For decades, surgical residents who became parents during training often did so at a cost, but a culture shift may be in the works. A group of three surgical trainees has posted an open letter online asking the American Board of Surgery (ABS) to update its family leave policy to keep up with a policy change from the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), which calls for at least 6 weeks of leave during training for parental, caregiver, or medical purposes. The group is seeking electronic signatures on the letter by garnering social media support. "If you think surgi...

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