 Alright you guys so I am back with another video for you guys okay so I've been getting posed a lot of questions about this whole name change and everybody is like so concerned because we are in the like in the midst of application season and people are applying through CASPA for all of these different PA programs and now boom we're hit with this name change okay and so what does that mean for our CASPA application? That is what I'm going to be answering in today's video what's up you guys it's the down and welcome back to my channel okay so yes I know I know you guys that we have a name change a lot of us are happy we're feeling good but some of us are like chattering and biting our teeth and we're so nervous because you know what does that mean for my application that I have been working on that I am trying to send out do I need to kind of do all of this over again and that is one of the questions that was asked to me so Maddie B said do I have to redo all my CASPA stuff then and she was asking this in respect to the fact that our profession has now changed its name from the physician assistant profession to the physician associate profession but we're still PAs okay and so Maddie if you haven't seen like my previous video I talked about more specifically this with respect to your personal statement but now as we are kind of continuing to just kind of get in the midst of CASPA and people are still asking me these questions I wanted to address the fact that no you don't have to redo all of your CASPA stuff okay now what does that mean like a lot of things through CASPA as you're you know going in it's for PA school and it still remains for PA school okay just because the assistant is now the associate does not mean now you need to go through and like delete everything that says assistant or you know you have to make a whole new CASPA application no there is going to be a lot that goes into this name change and it's going to take time you guys this is just something that's fresh and new and exciting for us because it's like okay yeah you know I think this more closely is associated with what we do as practitioners as PAs out in the field but that doesn't mean as a pre-PA student applying to PA school that your CASPA application now changes and you have to spend a whole new you know 179s applied to all of these programs that you just applied to because their name the name has changed because better believe that their name hasn't changed yet either okay so a lot of these programs are still gonna have to change their signage and all their verbiage to either just say you know physician associate school or a school of physician associate medicine or whatever the case may be and then all of their verbiage and vernacular that they're using in at probably anything that they're sending out there they're likely probably gonna just leave it as PA because that is what CASPA that's what APA has been putting out you know it's all about being a PA okay so Maddie don't don't be nervous have no fear this does not mean that you have to change everything on your CASPA application you guys this is gonna take time for everything to be implemented although we are happy and excited about this a good majority of us it will take time it'll take time for us to get used to it it will take time for patients to get used to it it will take time for our attendings and physicians to get used to it and the rest of the health care scope and so with that being said just continue to do what you've been doing if you are applying to PA school this year go through and apply as you would regularly do if you really have any questions or concerns about this call the school directly call CASPA directly I'm sure CASPA is being flooded and inundated with questions about hey what does this mean for my CASPA application now and I'm pretty sure that the answer is still the same it means nothing nothing changes at this moment in time because everything is still new and fresh so you need to just go ahead and apply like you normally would and if you are concerned about you know your personal statement or anything that you have to reference the PA profession in your CASPA application I made a video on that so you can check that video out but I also just suggest that you kind of use the acronym the PA okay alright you guys I hope this gives you guys a little bit more ease on your anxiety that you may be feeling about this whole name change and what it means moving forward for applications and things like that I do suggest again that you read up on it go to APA's website to see if there's any new information in the upcoming months about the name change and what that means for the profession so that when or if you do get asked this question on your interview you have something to say all right okay Maddie thank you so much for this question it was great and I know a lot of you had that same question so hopefully I answered it for you guys if you guys have other questions relating to the name change or just in general PA or just me go ahead and leave those comments and questions in the comment section below thank you guys so much for watching please subscribe to my channel and follow me on Instagram at Adana PA and on Instagram and get that see University thank you guys so much for watching I will talk to you guys next time