My wife is very quick to point out that it is not "Physician's Assistant". It is "Physician Assistant". She doesn't assist the doctor - she is a provider in he

My wife is very quick to point out that it is not "Physician's Assistant". It is "Physician Assistant". She doesn't assist the doctor - she is a provider in her own right. In fact, there is talk about changing PA to mean "Physician's Associate" instead. One article I found: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/pa-rebrand-physician-associates-will-deepen-patient-confusion https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/... Edit: here's another article https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/03/1059916872/physician-assistants-want-to-be-called-physician-associates-but-doctors-cry-foul https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/03/1059916...