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Seeking greater respect for their profession, physician assistants are pushing to rebrand themselves as “physician associates.” Meanwhile rechristening the P.A. name has spiked the blood pressures of physicians.
PAs say the new title would clarify that they work in a team and don t require oversight by M.D.s. Doctors say it obscures the fact that PAs have less education and training than physicians.