New York State Bill #A10121A specifies the following as its justification: "This bill amends various sections of the educational law to change the term 'physician's' in the title of physician's assistant to the non-possessive term 'physician'... Justification: Simply stated, a physician assistant is not a physical possession of the physician. The physician holds no ownership rights, or interest over a physician assistant... Thus, the correct terminology in New York State should be physician assistant rather than physician's assistant."

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