Maybe you should look harder if you never heard of it (DD). I’ll be nice and show you one link that makes the reference to the tile Associate www.med.yale.edu/phyassoc/profession.html In Georgia (were I reside) AA’s are consider PA’s that practice with anesthesiologist. So presenting yourself as an Anesthesia Associate would not be a misrepresentation. As for your comment on supervisor, are you to say a CRNA can open up a practice “independently” where no MD will ever be. Come on