HOD Win for PAs: It's a Big Effin Deal!

The AAPA HOD had it's own 'big effin deal" moment, harkening back to when the US VP said to the US Prez "This is a big f------ deal!" after a big Obamacare victory. They thought they were off-mike, but they weren't.

Nobody was swearing (at least that I could hear) at HOD, but there was celebration by many when the House voted to propose a shift from the use of the word "supervision" to "collaboration" when describing PA relationships with physicians. This was brought to House by the Association of Family Practice PAs, one of our model speciality organizations. They brought to the HOD a case-study in how to work a resolution. They were prepared, collaborative, reached out early to both those likely to support as well as those who might have problems with this approach. And when they ran into some bumps, they did more of the same.

The result was a policy that describes PAs as collaborative partners with our physician colleagues, rather than the increasingly outdated "supervision" terminology.

Hats off to AFPPA, and to the HOD for having the vision to pass this. Because this is a big goshdarned deal.