Social Media Consults
PA consults Facebook for help treating her patient's pulmonary embolism
We're going to need a thrombectomy after reading this post.
News
Physician's Assistant Convicted at Trial of Amniotic Fluid Scam
Following a 5-day trial, a PA who injected amniotic fluid into patients’ joints in a dubious attempt at pain management has been convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and 12 counts of healthcare fraud, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Noctor
Northwell Health Emergency Medicine congratulates a PA for becoming "the newest doctor in town"
This is a slap in the face to every ER resident physician and attending emergency physician out there.
News
Imposter Doctors, the sequel to Patients at Risk, has been released
Rebekah Bernard, MD, co-author of the book Patients at Risk: The Rise of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant in Healthcare, president of Physicians for Patient Protection (PPP), and a nationally recognized speaker and expert on physician wellness and the importance of physician-led care, has launched her highly-anticipated new book,
Stories
PA insisted on seeing my daughter despite my repeated requests for a physician
As a patient, remember that you always have the right to ask to be seen by a physician. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Even on Thanksgiving.
Noctor
Halloween midlevel meme compilation
A collection of our favorite Spirit of Halloween midlevel memes scavenged from the internet, featuring NPs, NP students, PMHNPs, DNPs, PAs, and CRNAs!
News
Texas physician assistant arrested for unlawfully practicing medicine
This rogue midlevel allegedly used the identities of other physicians and medical personnel to conceal his continued practice of medicine even though his PA license was suspended.
Physician Assistant
Physician assistant compares PPP president to a Nazi war criminal
If your argument relies on comparing someone to a Nazi like Josef Mengele, you're just an asshole with zero credibility.
Physician Assistant
PA student roleplays as "medical student" on LinkedIn
Personally, we think "provider student" is a more appropriate title. NPs, PAs, physicians...they're all the same, right?
Physician Assistant
"Crack" PA makes an ass of herself
These are the kinds of videos that midlevels make when their level of professionalism is as far up their ass as their understanding of basic human anatomy.
News
Kansas hospital celebrates midlevels on National Women Physicians Day
Not a good look for the University of Kansas Health System.
Skits
Hitler finds out about Full Practice Authority
Hitler finds out about nurse practitioner/physician assistant Full Practice Authority and completely loses it.