Posted on Apr 30, 2014
Physicians Assistants. What are your experience with them?
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My experience with them is that they strive to listen and do a good job especially with the more elderly patients. Perhaps even better than some doctors. What do you think?
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Everyone has their place. As a HM I have seen my share of excellent providers and not so good providers. As a whole I have never had an issue in either the civilian world or in the military with a PA or NP. Most PA's (not all) that I have known were mustangs, and I think that can help also.
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TSgt Joshua Copeland
LTC Paul Labrador, that might be true in the Army, but I know on the AF side a lot are coming in straight from college.
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LTC Paul Labrador
TSgt Joshua Copeland, point taken. I can only speak for what I have seen in detail, which is Army medicine.
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Capt Rebekah Diky
I am a former AF PA, there are very few slots for civilian trained PAs, so most of them are coming through the same program that the Army goes through at Ft. Sam Houston, asI did.
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My provider is a Physicians Assistant and he is the best primary practice military provider I have ever had. He puts a lot of family practice physicians to shame. I also worked for a PA when I came in to the Air Force, he was a blast to work with. I think the main reason most military PAs are so good at what they do is because most of them were prior enlisted. Again, another compliment to the enlisted ranks!
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A physician's assistant listened when doctors brushed off my hip problem for three years. I for one think PA's do excellent work. Overall I would say the quality of active duty health care has improved about 150% since my first year in the Army. Dr 's, PA's, medics and nurses overall.
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SSG Trevor S.
Capt Rebekah Diky I realize you are one of the aforementioned non 's's. Yet, since you have not posted about the incorrect use of the plural form in the original post I present to you the duties of the Grammar Police, and charge you with better learning your trade. http://grammarpolice.com/
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Capt Rebekah Diky
I'm not commenting on the plurual or singular, but the proper name of my career. Physician Assistant. We are not physician's assistants... so it has nothing to do with rgammar and this Jew prefers not to be called a Nazi anything, thank you.
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