Interesting Take on 'Midlevel' and 'Advanced Practice Clinician'
The AAPA board of directors approved a House of Delegates resolution saying that PAs should be referred to only as PAs and not grouped together with other professionals, according the March 30 issue of AAPA News.
In other actions, the board approved a resolution to be brough to the House saying that PAs should be referred to as "physician assistant" and not combined with other providers in non-specific terms, such as midlevel practitioner, advanced practice clinician, or advanced practice provider.
The resolution encourages PAs to utilize and encourage employers (e.g., hospitals, HMOs, clinics), third-party payers, educators, researchers, and the government to utilize the term "physician assistant" or "PA" to reflect the unique position of PAs in the health care system.