115.000 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS/PROVIDERS

115.981           Non-Physician Post-Graduate Medical Training MSSNY recognizes that the terms “medical student,” “resident,” “residency,” “fellow,” “fellowship,” “doctor,” and “attending,” when used in the healthcare setting, all connote completing structured, rigorous, medical education undertaken by physicians; thus these terms should be reserved to describe physician roles.  MSSNY will work with relevant stakeholders to define appropriate labels

(See also Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome [AIDS], 15.000)   115.980           Allow Anesthesiologist Assistants to be Licensed in New York State The Medical Society of the State of New York will advocate for legislation and with the New York State Department of Education to license and regulate Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants working under the direct supervision of physician