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Old 11-13-2009, 08:50 PM   #49
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Hah, and what's the point of the name change other than to try to alter scope of practice to inch closer to being a pseudo-physician? None of those names really sound like an improvement to me, but whatever floats you guys' boats. You might consider that many patients have just become accustomed to what a "PA" means before you go changing things up and confusing them again.
No one knows what a pa is.
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