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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsOctober 22
National Nut Day
National Color Day
National Medical Assistants Recognition Day
National Caps Locks Day
National Smart is Cool Day
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TexasTowelie
(112,150 posts)DO A FREEPER A FAVOR-- DISABLE THEIR CAPS LOCKS KEY!
TexasTowelie
(112,150 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF CHEERS ... NO ONE KNOWS MY NAME.
Callmecrazy
(3,065 posts)cuz you told me so.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)As in: I could count the DUers who know on my hands and have fingers leftover.
Callmecrazy
(3,065 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)small nuts
chocolate covered nuts
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)magical thyme
(14,881 posts)Or will any color do? I'm trying to figure out what to wear to work...
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)By the way ... what color did you wear?
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)plum top, black slacks, plum socks, sneakers.
I just got home from work myself about 20 minutes ago. Fed the dogs, gave the birds their treats and tucked them in, fed the pony. Now I'm eating my sorrel soup that I forgot I'd brought to work.
Crewleader
(17,005 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Happy Birthday Zac Hanson
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)Including Aristus who is "Smart and Cool" (guess he gets two days in one!)
Aristus
(66,328 posts)But I'm a Physician Assistant, not a Medical Assistant. Not anymore, anyway. I was an MA from 2002-2010, when I graduated from PA School.
But thank you...
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)I knew you were a PA, but didn't realize the differences. (I thought MA just kind of included everyone!)
A retroactive LOL
Aristus
(66,328 posts)medicine. Things like immunizations, blood draws, rooming patients, taking vital signs, calling hospitals and prior providers for records, etc.
Physician Assistants are medical providers, just like doctors and ARNP's. We are licensed to practice clinical medicine, and do so in just about every sphere of medicine. Although we are nominally under the supervision of an MD (unlike ARNP's who are legally allowed to practice independently), we have a lot of autonomy in actual practice. I see my supervising physician 2-3 times a month. He's usually at another clinic.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)it's Aristus for sure.
Aristus
(66,328 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)It's often a thankless job, but some of the best "docs" I ever had at the VA were PAs.