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Emailed letter from Robert Blumm
“Dear PA:
At the present moment almost every PA in the nation will receive information on an issue that many feel strongly about and feel that it is incumbent of our leadership to address. We recently wrote a position paper on changing our name to Physician Associate. I will attach this to my e-mail since I am only addressing a few hundred PAs. Many on this list have strong feelings about leadership and when an issue such as this surfaces to the magnitude that it will, leaders need to step up to the plate and make a comment. The new slate of AAPA leaders will be faced with taking the “company stance” which was once fairly valid but ceases to be so, they can stand up and be counted for change or can say nothing. Leaders should never say nothing!

I request that you contact those that are running for AAPA office and if you have not yet voted, ask these leaders to explain where they stand. this will be a wholesome move for the profession. I am not asking anyone to vote based upon the opinion of the leader but to vote for leaders who are not afraid to make a statement that its members are crying out to hear.

Please contact your AAPA leadership and request a response from the individuals. This will not become an issue until the 2011 HOD unless every state cries out for action and every specialty group has a vision for the needful change.BTW, there is a new group on Facebook that is named Physician Associate and rose spontaneously and independent of our paper. they have over 450 members already. The wind is blowing, set your sails!

Warmly,
Bob Blumm
Robert M. Blumm, MA, PA-C, DFAAPA
National Consultant PA/NP Services”