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The initial concept did not envisage every medic becoming a PA. The medical branch needs to identify the hard PA positions i.e. Bn UMS vice an MO There would be 2 career streams: Med Tech/PA. Those Med techs who do not meet the pre-requisites for PA or who are not interested in the employment...

There can be little doubt that post secondary institutions will eventually offer Physician Assistant training. This parallels the American experience where the military started the occupation. The civillian health care sector soon realized the value of these physician extenders and began to...

Tour not of much use to anyone as a medic if you are not clinically competent. Rather than phasing the medic out of the UMS, it would appear the goal is to phase a more clinically competent medic into the UMS. We all win...medics and patients.

Thanks. Happy to offer my opinion on issues. I don't expect that it has any more value than any other opinion expressed on this site. The focus is what's best for the medical branch and thus the soldiers we support.

ParaMedTech: In answer to your query ref my quals and experience: Retired in 2002 after 35 yrs Reg Force. Medic 1Bn QOR of C (when it was in the Regular order of Battle , not Reserve), para qualified,  3PPCLI, remuster to Para Rescue/SAR Tech. SAR Diver...then Ship's Diving Officer qualified...

HCAs cannot command. The MOC your looking to slag is HSO. Of course many HSOs are former Combat Arms personnel. Some HSOs are just plain medical branch folk right from the start. That means they served as a Platoon Officer in a Field Amb. Perhaps as a Trgo...attended Land Forces Command and...