I stand before you, here today, to announce my candidacy for the AAPA president position during the 2027 elections. You see, I grew up as a wee lad from two immigrant parents. I studied hard during school and excelled in Call of Duty during my teenage years with a K/D ratio over 3.0 (ladies he's single). As you know, the PA profession is undergoing great changes. I believe every Physician Associate should have a fridge full of Costco Chicken.... they should be able to hug their kids at night because they don't have any on-call duties. They should not be confused as medical assistants. I vow to uphold the constitution of the AAPA to the highest order... at least I think they have a constitution.? A vote for John Elkhoury (pronounced: el-koo-ree) IS A VOTE FOR FREEDOM. DON'T. LET. THE. MEDIA. CONTROL. THE. NARRATIVE. SEE YOU AT THE BALLOT BOX ✊LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE
I'm glad you covered this. I'm still saying,"Assistant". It's tough after 20 years. Im'ma check out your financial advice too! Keep up the great work you're doing!😃👋🏾👨🏾⚕️🏃🏽♂️
Good video! So where do things stand today? I was bummed when the American Medical Association mounted a complaint against this renaming citing that it will confuse the patient. But they refuse to acknowledge that the title physician assistant is also equally confusing to the patient!
I am not sure if you heard but we have what is known as clinical officer in kenya,we dont have a PA here. The job description is kinda same.suppose a clinical officer wants to shift to US as PA,what are the restrictions,is there a way one can transition into a PA directly or do they require to go back to school first?
To practice as a PA in the USA one would need to go through a US PA program and pass the national board exam. It's the same case even for international physicians who want to function as PAs stateside.
With your channel focusing on finance do you also have an interest in healthcare economics and how to answer patient questions like “how much will this appendectomy cost?” Thanks for your efforts and wish me luck on my PA school interviews this month 🤘
I actually am interested in this after hearing what insane prices people are paying for even the run-of-the-mill procedures I do in the ER. Might be something to look into for future videos
I’m reading on reddit that many physicians are very upset at how it causes confusion with physicians. Do you think physician groups will stop the name change?
As someone who is on Reddit a lot and even gives advice to pre-PA students there: Reddit is a small subsection of any singular profession and it's very easy for discourse to become toxic when you're hiding behind a false sense of anonymity. I can say with high certainty that none of the docs I work with are on Reddit and I've spoken to a few of them about the recent events in-person. Guess what? Nobody cares. I did not wish for a professional title change yet here we are. We are PAs - not physicians. We tell patients that we are PAs and explain what that means. Our hospital badge says "PA." My notes are signed PA-C... not MD and not DO. We've been doing this for 50+ years now. In fact, when we do a good job we want patients to know that the PA saw them. I chose this path. The title change will not affect my day-to-day job. I'll let the angry people stay angry and continue providing good patient care and meme-filled videos. Physician groups can do whatever they want - I can't control them either and they do not represent me. Don't shoot the messenger. I'm just trying to run a small UA-cam channel here. HIT THE LIKE BUTTON. SUBSCRIBE.
I had read in an article discussing this change that stated PAs used to be known as Physician Associate before the change to Assistant. I haven't found any additional confirmation of that, though. That being said, I personally like the name change, if only for the fact that now I won't be asked "why do you want to be an assistant? You have to go to school for that?" 🙄 The name is merely topical, and I honestly don't know a single person who actually says the full PA title when referring to them. Keeping the acronym was a good move that keeps confusion to a minimum.
Hi, I'm about to enter undergrad at SJU I know you're from pa too. I would like to go to PA school and I'm going as a bio major. Could you get back to me about reqs I need for pa school?
Can’t wait to see how the job market changes once the name change has taken more effect once I graduate lol. Hopefully my Grandma will stop wondering why I’m still an assistant after going to school for so long😅🤞🏻
Have you seen what med students and residents are saying about this on Reddit? Long story short, this name change may cause a problem or problems, perhaps serious, for the PA profession in the future.
The PA subreddit was never thrilled about a title change either. I'm just the messenger of the breaking news. If I could predict the future I would've won the lotto a few times by now.
I cannot believe the AAPA wasted over 1 million dollars for an "investigation" to change our professional title to a more vague and misleading term just to appease a millenial generation of providers who dislike the idea of being subordinate to others we often rely upon for training and expertise.
I stand before you, here today, to announce my candidacy for the AAPA president position during the 2027 elections. You see, I grew up as a wee lad from two immigrant parents. I studied hard during school and excelled in Call of Duty during my teenage years with a K/D ratio over 3.0 (ladies he's single). As you know, the PA profession is undergoing great changes. I believe every Physician Associate should have a fridge full of Costco Chicken.... they should be able to hug their kids at night because they don't have any on-call duties. They should not be confused as medical assistants. I vow to uphold the constitution of the AAPA to the highest order... at least I think they have a constitution.? A vote for John Elkhoury (pronounced: el-koo-ree) IS A VOTE FOR FREEDOM. DON'T. LET. THE. MEDIA. CONTROL. THE. NARRATIVE. SEE YOU AT THE BALLOT BOX ✊LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE
Throwing my hat in the ring on this one...McDevitt 2027, loser gets VP like the good old american days 🇺🇲
@@patmcdevitt6459 ELKHOURY for treasurer 2027 🇺🇸😂
I'm so used to saying Physician Assistant. I'm not even one yet lol
that’s amazing!! i know mexico does it like that too, but this will make a great change for those who don’t understand the role of PA’s!!
I'm glad you covered this. I'm still saying,"Assistant". It's tough after 20 years. Im'ma check out your financial advice too! Keep up the great work you're doing!😃👋🏾👨🏾⚕️🏃🏽♂️
Bruh just yesterday i was thinking physician associate sounded better
"associate TO the physician" lolol
It's free real estate, I had to say it
Good video! So where do things stand today? I was bummed when the American Medical Association mounted a complaint against this renaming citing that it will confuse the patient. But they refuse to acknowledge that the title physician assistant is also equally confusing to the patient!
I am not sure if you heard but we have what is known as clinical officer in kenya,we dont have a PA here. The job description is kinda same.suppose a clinical officer wants to shift to US as PA,what are the restrictions,is there a way one can transition into a PA directly or do they require to go back to school first?
To practice as a PA in the USA one would need to go through a US PA program and pass the national board exam. It's the same case even for international physicians who want to function as PAs stateside.
@@JohnThePA Got it!.Thanks
hey doc does PA have the rights to use prefix Dr. or not, I m confused
Why not Medical Practitioner?
I believe that was deemed too generic by the organization that did the name change research. They narrowed down over 100 possible titles
I like it. Assistant seemed like you were a personal assistant to the physician.
He called it ‼️
Do you think this title change will cause a salary change upwards at all or no?
I don't see that happening. The name change wasn't for salary reasons, but usually salary would increase with further experience down the road :)
With your channel focusing on finance do you also have an interest in healthcare economics and how to answer patient questions like “how much will this appendectomy cost?”
Thanks for your efforts and wish me luck on my PA school interviews this month 🤘
I actually am interested in this after hearing what insane prices people are paying for even the run-of-the-mill procedures I do in the ER. Might be something to look into for future videos
Great videos keep it up
Thank you for watching
I’m reading on reddit that many physicians are very upset at how it causes confusion with physicians. Do you think physician groups will stop the name change?
As someone who is on Reddit a lot and even gives advice to pre-PA students there: Reddit is a small subsection of any singular profession and it's very easy for discourse to become toxic when you're hiding behind a false sense of anonymity. I can say with high certainty that none of the docs I work with are on Reddit and I've spoken to a few of them about the recent events in-person. Guess what? Nobody cares. I did not wish for a professional title change yet here we are. We are PAs - not physicians. We tell patients that we are PAs and explain what that means. Our hospital badge says "PA." My notes are signed PA-C... not MD and not DO. We've been doing this for 50+ years now. In fact, when we do a good job we want patients to know that the PA saw them. I chose this path. The title change will not affect my day-to-day job. I'll let the angry people stay angry and continue providing good patient care and meme-filled videos. Physician groups can do whatever they want - I can't control them either and they do not represent me. Don't shoot the messenger. I'm just trying to run a small UA-cam channel here. HIT THE LIKE BUTTON. SUBSCRIBE.
@@JohnThePA most residents and med students are on reddit. We oppose the name change. It will cause more confusion.
@@tk567 fragile ego? Drs who know their worth are not worried cos their title states Dr, Md, Do and not PA-C
I had read in an article discussing this change that stated PAs used to be known as Physician Associate before the change to Assistant. I haven't found any additional confirmation of that, though. That being said, I personally like the name change, if only for the fact that now I won't be asked "why do you want to be an assistant? You have to go to school for that?" 🙄 The name is merely topical, and I honestly don't know a single person who actually says the full PA title when referring to them. Keeping the acronym was a good move that keeps confusion to a minimum.
Hi, I'm about to enter undergrad at SJU I know you're from pa too. I would like to go to PA school and I'm going as a bio major. Could you get back to me about reqs I need for pa school?
Can’t wait to see how the job market changes once the name change has taken more effect once I graduate lol.
Hopefully my Grandma will stop wondering why I’m still an assistant after going to school for so long😅🤞🏻
Have you seen what med students and residents are saying about this on Reddit? Long story short, this name change may cause a problem or problems, perhaps serious, for the PA profession in the future.
The PA subreddit was never thrilled about a title change either. I'm just the messenger of the breaking news. If I could predict the future I would've won the lotto a few times by now.
@@JohnThePA You got it, man. I hear ya. Thanks for the report. Take care.
Oh wow!
Should’ve changed it to Vice Physician
Nice!
Oklahoma been doing it awhile. They could have done worse, like physician extender, or midlevel as an official name
I cannot believe the AAPA wasted over 1 million dollars for an "investigation" to change our professional title to a more vague and misleading term just to appease a millenial generation of providers who dislike the idea of being subordinate to others we often rely upon for training and expertise.
Total name change implementation is just over $21 million according to their website FAQs.
@@JohnThePA how many PA scholarships would that equate to?
@@DavidMiller-yz2vz omg so many
@@DavidMiller-yz2vz Roughly 300 full-ride scholarships @ an estimated 90k total tuition costs
First!
You even beat me!
I am outraged beyond belief. Being labeled a Physician Assistant isn't a microaggression. You ASSIST people, you don't ASSOCIATE them!
You forgot the preposition, smart guy. PAs associate WITH a physician :)