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Post by lily on Jun 9, 2016 19:28:30 GMT
I am never sure how to address the Physician Assistant at our primary physicians office. When we make the appointment the receptionist/scheduler she just calls her by her first name but I never know if we should do that or call her Doctor...??
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Post by Zee on Jun 9, 2016 19:30:38 GMT
She's not a doctor. Call her by her name, or ask her how she prefers to be addressed.
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Post by baylorgrad on Jun 9, 2016 19:30:48 GMT
I see a nurse practitioner at my doctor's office, and I call him by his first name -- he isn't a doctor, so I wouldn't call him one. I would think a physician's assistant would be the same.
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Post by monklady123 on Jun 9, 2016 19:31:16 GMT
No. When I call to make an appointment with ours I just say "I'd like to make an appointment with Susie Smith please." I know the one who was at my kids' pediatrician was just "Susie" on the phone (like when the receptionist would ask if I wanted to talk to "Susie" with my question), but the doctor was always "Dr. So-and-So".
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Post by kimpossible on Jun 9, 2016 19:31:56 GMT
No - at my work we employ MD's, PA's and NP's - only doctors can be called doctors.
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Post by redrulz on Jun 9, 2016 19:33:16 GMT
I've always called the ones I see by their first name as well.
ETA: PA and NP are additional education past a bachelor's degree. NP have a master's degree, but I'm not exactly sure what PA's are called. However, neither of them require a PhD or a medical degree, and are not doctors.
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Post by Linda on Jun 9, 2016 19:33:30 GMT
I would ask what he/she prefers. First names seem to be the norm here though
In casual conversation though, I use 'doctor' generically to refer to medical people...in other words, I'm taking my kid to see the doctor or my doctor said...even if said 'doctor' is a PA or a ARNP not an actual doctor.
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Post by fwscrapper on Jun 9, 2016 19:46:51 GMT
My husband sees a PA and the office always refers to him as "Mr. Last name"...so that is what we call him too.
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Post by valleyview on Jun 9, 2016 19:50:37 GMT
PAs are that, they assist doctors, but they are not the doctor.
I once saw a doctor whose nurse had a DSN. Still called nurse. In that practice, the doctor was a surgeon, and the nurse did patient care.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2016 19:50:41 GMT
They're not doctors, so I wouldn't call them Dr. YMMV
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Post by lily on Jun 9, 2016 20:02:05 GMT
Great thank you!!
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Post by missfrenchjessica on Jun 9, 2016 20:04:03 GMT
When I call to make an appointment, I ask for PA Last Name. That's how she's referred to in the office I go to, so that's what I do. I don't really address her in any way when I have an appointment, so I've never used "PA Last Name" when speaking directly to her.
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Post by caro on Jun 9, 2016 20:57:33 GMT
My NP DS gets called Doctor first name all the time. He tries to correct but depending on the age of the patient, older ones always call him Dr.
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Post by pierkiss on Jun 9, 2016 21:00:39 GMT
Nope.
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Post by melanell on Jun 9, 2016 21:02:13 GMT
The PAs we deal with all go by their first names at the offices.
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Post by craftsbycarolyn on Jun 10, 2016 0:37:40 GMT
My PA goes by her first name.
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Post by mcscrapper on Jun 10, 2016 0:46:31 GMT
I'm almost an NP and will go by my first name. The other NPs and PAs that I work with all go by his/her first name. Even my two friends that are DNPs (PhD for nurses) still go by their first name.
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Post by SallyPA on Jun 10, 2016 1:38:05 GMT
A thread for me! Im a PA, hence my user name  . Anyways, no don't call us Drs. I introduce myself as Sally xxxx, just call me Sally. I do have a few endearing patients, who despite my corrections, call me Dr. Sally. I love when a nervous patient tells me that Drs make them nervous or they don't like to come to the dr. I tell them that's great, because I am not a dr and they don't need to be worried. |
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Post by flute4peace on Jun 10, 2016 2:38:13 GMT
We do, but it's more of a nickname than a "title". Small community and he's been at the clinic for something like 30 years. Pretty much everyone calls him Dr. Firstname.
The clinic staff do refer to him and the other PAs by their first name, and the 2 MDs we have by Doctor Lastname.
The long-time, retired Dr in our town is just referred to as Doc. Everyone knows who you're talking about. |
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Post by pridemom on Jun 10, 2016 3:33:22 GMT
Ds was seen at a practice that had a PA with his PhD, he went by Doctor first name. Any others go by their first name that we've encountered.
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Post by vjlau on Jun 10, 2016 3:39:09 GMT
I see one all the time, and I just call her by her first name.
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