PA is Army Flt. Surgeon of the Year

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[fab4fan]

Wow...that must mean he's smarter than Dr. Oz!

 

[deleted6669]

Wow...that must mean he's smarter than Dr. Oz!

and dr phil together...not much of a stretch....🙂

 

[deleted87716]

Physician assistants go to the same school as physicians, Stain explained, so they receive similar training that qualifies them as flight surgeons. In addition, physician assistants are easier to find for military duty, as doctors are often busy and have shorter deployments.

Physician assistants, Strain added, are also "a little more expendable."

Straight from the horse's mouth, folks.

FWIW, I think Dr. Oz and Dr. Phill are both much more expendable. 😉

 

[fab4fan]

The sound of that blowhard's mouth sets my teeth on edge. Oz isn't much better, and now he has another TV show that basically lets un know just how wonderful he is. I wonder if this show will be like the other; his essential message is that if you are a female over 40y, your breasts are about to explode, and you are a ticking time-bomb for all sorts of terrible diseases.

 

[Poetic Silence]

That's awesome. I love reading about the achievements and progress PA's make to the field of medicine and their own professional identity.

 

[Socrates25]

Flight surgeons monitor the medical condition of their unit and also inspect aircraft life support systems. This includes such things as lifesaving equipment on board or any medical equipment the aircraft carries. The flight surgeon also performs routine care for the unit. If there is a medical evacuation the flight surgeon is a part of it, as they have more medical knowledge and experience than the unit's medic.

The military branches are using stupid terminology that doesnt make any sense. That description of "flight surgeon" sounds more like "equipment technician" to me more than anything else.

Seriously, flight surgeons "inspect aircraft life support systems?" We have a term for that in a civilian hospital, and its called an OR technician.

Wasnt a regular nurse (not even an NP) being considered or named for "surgeon general" before?

The military designations are a joke -- people are "surgeons" despite the fact they've never performed a single operation on a person in their life.

The military might as well call them "supreme aeronautical astronauts" because they've done just as much astronaut work as they have surgery work.

 

[Poetic Silence]

The military branches are using stupid terminology that doesnt make any sense. That description of "flight surgeon" sounds more like "equipment technician" to me more than anything else.

Seriously, flight surgeons "inspect aircraft life support systems?" We have a term for that in a civilian hospital, and its called an OR technician.

Wasnt a regular nurse (not even an NP) being considered or named for "surgeon general" before?

The military designations are a joke -- people are "surgeons" despite the fact they've never performed a single operation on a person in their life.

The military might as well call them "supreme aeronautical astronauts" because they've done just as much astronaut work as they have surgery work.

I'm guessing you must be a riot at the parties, 🙄

 

[Denatured]

The military branches are using stupid terminology that doesnt make any sense. That description of "flight surgeon" sounds more like "equipment technician" to me more than anything else.

Seriously, flight surgeons "inspect aircraft life support systems?" We have a term for that in a civilian hospital, and its called an OR technician.

Wasnt a regular nurse (not even an NP) being considered or named for "surgeon general" before?

The military designations are a joke -- people are "surgeons" despite the fact they've never performed a single operation on a person in their life.

The military might as well call them "supreme aeronautical astronauts" because they've done just as much astronaut work as they have surgery work.

The term "surgeon" is a holdover from the U.S. Military's British colonial past. The British military uses the term "surgeon" to mean a physician attached to a "front line" unit.

 

[ghost dog]

The sound of that blowhard's mouth sets my teeth on edge. Oz isn't much better, and now he has another TV show that basically lets un know just how wonderful he is. I wonder if this show will be like the other; his essential message is that if you are a female over 40y, your breasts are about to explode, and you are a ticking time-bomb for all sorts of terrible diseases.

Don't forget anti-oxidants - we simply MUST HAVE MORE ANTI-OXIDANTS !!

OZ is a serious d-bag.

 

[Apollyon]

Wasnt a regular nurse (not even an NP) being considered or named for "surgeon general" before?

Current Surgeon General of the US Army is LTG Patricia D. Horoho, RN. She has a master's degree as a Clinical Trauma Nurse Specialist (which I do not think qualifies as an NP).

By law, anyone in any of the 6 (I believe) divisions of the AMEDD (Army Medical Department) is eligible for Surgeon General. That includes the Medical Corps, Nurse Corps, Medical Service Corps (administrators), Medical Specialist Corps, Vet Corps, Dental Corps, Enlisted Corps, and Civilian Corps. I do not know if the civilians are eligible, and I am confident the enlisted are not. Some other jobs eligible for SG include audiologist, entomologist, and medevac pilot.

 

[GeneValgene]

Don't forget anti-oxidants - we simply MUST HAVE MORE ANTI-OXIDANTS !!

OZ is a serious d-bag.

can't blame him for cashing in though hehe

 

[ChillyRN]

Congratulations to him. I agree it's always great to see anyone recognized for their contribution. I am sure it is little consolation for the huge sacrifices he's had to make over the years, especially having missed the infancy of his twins! 🙁

I have never seen the Dr. Oz show. I've just heard about him from magazine covers, on the web and from patients. Patients come in daily telling me about something or other they saw on his show, and it is never total nonsense like that Mercola person. He isn't advocating junk science as far as I know, and the only trouble I ever have related to him or any of those TV guys is when people want to eat some berry instead of taking their medications, because Dr. Oz said it lowers triglycerides. I just tell them that might have been a helpful primary prevention adjunct 40 years ago, but now their triglycerides are 650 and they have already had 2 AMIs, so while they would do well to skip the french fries and supplement their "lean proteins" with moderate amounts of whatever Dr. Oz is cooking this week, goji berries or whatever are not going to save them. In other words, I use it as a point to start a dialog about what we really need to address (weight, exercise, cholesterol, etc.). Whatever works!!

My other thought about Dr. Oz is that he is actually very handsome and should wear clothing and not scrubs. He looks like an idiot in the scrubs on the cover of Cooking Light, lol. Is he dashing off to perform a CABG after he finishes making that reishi mushroom and organic artichoke fritatta (with range free eggs)? I saw a photo of him in Vanity Fair once in a tux. I definitely think he should wear a tuxedo every day. It is equally ridiculous daily wear, but he looked far more delicious than any quiche I have ever eaten (I am not fancy enough to eat fritattas, we just call it quiche here).

 

[fab4fan]

Don't forget anti-oxidants - we simply MUST HAVE MORE ANTI-OXIDANTS !!

OZ is a serious d-bag.

I was in the grocery line today and there was a woman's magazine with his mug on the front cover saying he has the way to help a woman lose 9lbs in one week. How? Do you amputate a limb?

I bookmarked something he's hawking now...some sort of raspberry treatment that will make you lose 7lbs in one week. Apparently it's not as amazing as the other method. I'm not sure what to do with it, but I'm sure it will be fun when I figure it out.

I wonder how the guy even has time to display his awesomeness in the OR since he's hawking one thing here, pitching another there, doing his daytime show and then the "NY Med" show.

I do have to hand it to him, though, when it comes to his prognostication skills. I am a female over 40y, and while my breasts haven't exploded (yet), I did wind up getting seriously ill and had to stop working.

(Can you tell I've got some not-so-deeply repressed hostility?)

Sorry for the threadjack.

 

[fab4fan]

Current Surgeon General of the US Army is LTG Patricia D. Horoho, RN. She has a master's degree as a Clinical Trauma Nurse Specialist (which I do not think qualifies as an NP).

By law, anyone in any of the 6 (I believe) divisions of the AMEDD (Army Medical Department) is eligible for Surgeon General. That includes the Medical Corps, Nurse Corps, Medical Service Corps (administrators), Medical Specialist Corps, Vet Corps, Dental Corps, Enlisted Corps, and Civilian Corps. I do not know if the civilians are eligible, and I am confident the enlisted are not. Some other jobs eligible for SG include audiologist, entomologist, and medevac pilot.

"Hi, I'm Dr. Cockroach. Let me have a look at those flea bites."