PAs and NPs for Primary Care

WayOutWestMom
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:55:53 +0000

ucbalumnus:

What would the proper one word title in a health care context be for an NP or PA? Or is it just an uphill battle to get people to say “Nurse Practitioner [Name]” or “Physician Assistant [Name]”?

It’s an uphill battle just for some people to even acknowledge that women are physicians. D1 has a male PA and when both go into a patient’s room, inevitably, the patient will look at the man and call him “Dr” even if D has already introduce them as “I’m Dr. WOWD and this is my PA, John Smith.”