So I read this disturbing news report on MSNBC titled "Needle error puts 50 people at risk in N.M." where "MED" students improperly pricked multiple patients while testing blood sugar during a health fair.
Later in the article, the story stated "Students from UNM's physician assistant program conducted the free blood sugar tests during the cultural center's American Indian Week Pueblo Days."
I should hope that a reputable news media outlet like MSNBC understands that a med student and a PA student are NOT the same thing.
A PA student is a student learning to become a physician assistant and does not obtain a MD degree at the end.
Read the full story here.
Later in the article, the story stated "Students from UNM's physician assistant program conducted the free blood sugar tests during the cultural center's American Indian Week Pueblo Days."
I should hope that a reputable news media outlet like MSNBC understands that a med student and a PA student are NOT the same thing.
A PA student is a student learning to become a physician assistant and does not obtain a MD degree at the end.
Read the full story here.
