Since I buried this suggestion in an act of thread necromancy on post #216 of an interrelated thread that went awry with vitriol I am creating this post to hopefully create a more productive discussion on possible names that fit the profession more correctly. If you are a PA or future PA, I think we should refrain from reinventing the wheel per say, and stick with the same initials for any new naming of the profession. Please feel free to constructively comment within the above perimeters or share your take on my suggestion.
As I posted in the old thread, I believe a fitting name for the profession that preserves the initials and position recognition would be Practitioner of Allopathy or Allopathic Practitioner (AP). This name conveys that PA's do run their own practice. It safely avoids conflict with the notoriety of the term DOCTOR. It conveys to patients that PAs are trained in the allopathic model of medicine in contrast to the nursing method of medicine while also conveying that PA's are on a similar level of practice as NPs.
As I posted in the old thread, I believe a fitting name for the profession that preserves the initials and position recognition would be Practitioner of Allopathy or Allopathic Practitioner (AP). This name conveys that PA's do run their own practice. It safely avoids conflict with the notoriety of the term DOCTOR. It conveys to patients that PAs are trained in the allopathic model of medicine in contrast to the nursing method of medicine while also conveying that PA's are on a similar level of practice as NPs.