|Podcasts|October 9, 2014

Don't Call PAs Midlevel Providers

From nonphysician providers to advanced practitioners, PAs are referred to in many ways. Here's what one PA says is the appropriate terminology.

From nonphysician providers to advanced practitioners, PAs are referred to in
many ways. With so many different names, it can be hard to determine what to call the PAs in your practice.

In this podcast, Heidi Felix, a PA who is involved in developing
a Level-II trauma center in Monroeville, Penn., and a former PA educator at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, shares what she believes is the best terminology and why.

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