To the Editor:
In the article published in the October issue of Anesthesiology News, titled “Florida Board of Nursing Says Using the Title ‘Nurse Anesthesiologist’ Is Fine With Them” (2019;45[10]:1,56), there was some discussion of the use of the term “anesthetist.”
The American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants (AAAA) takes the position regarding the use of anesthetist that is a noble and respectable term that the organization has used and advocated for