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The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) is the only national organization to represent PAs in all medical and surgical specialties and work settings in the United States and federal services. Founded in 1968, the Academy works to promote quality, cost-effective health care, and the professional and personal growth of PAs.

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• AAPA Statement of Support Regarding Updated PhRMA Code

• AAPA President Cynthia Booth Lord’s response to a recent essay in The New York Times
• California Health Care Administrator Elected Second Vice Speaker of AAPA House of Delegates
• Texas Physician Assistant Elected to National PA Association Board of Directors
• Quinnipiac PA Program Director Takes Office as President of American Academy of Physician Assistants
• Emergency Medicine PA Elected President Elect of American Academy of Physician Assistants
• Portland Physician Assistant Is First Vice Speaker of AAPA House of Delegates Elected by National Policy-making Body for Physician Assistants
• Michigan Educator Elected Speaker of House of Delegates and Vice President of American Academy of Physician Assistants
• Emergency Medicine PA Chair of the Board of American Academy of Physician Assistants
• The Nation's Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Join with Physician Leaders in Latest Expansion of Provider-Led Electronic Prescribing Initiative
• Physician Assistants Recognized for Excellence At National Physician Assistant Conference - AAPA Honors PAragon Awardees, Distinguished Fellows House of Delegates Recognizes Outstanding Service, Constituent Organizations
• American Academy of Physician Assistants' House of Delegates Adopts Policy Aimed at Veterans' Health
• National Physician Assistant Association Announces 2008-2009 Board of Directors, House Officers

• Former Congressman Paul G. Rogers Receives President's Award From American Academy of Physician Assistants
• The Children's Shelter to Benefit from AAPA's Host City Charity Campaign
• Chevron Partners with Physician Assistants to Address Health Care Shortages
• AAPA Responds to Washington Post Series on Health Care for Foreign Detainees
• AAPA Endorses 2008 Public Health Service Guidelines for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
• House Panel Approves Bipartisan Bill to Create Director of Physician Assistant Services at Veterans Health Administration
• American Academy of Physician Assistants' Annual Conference Showcases One of the Nation’s Fastest-Growing Professions

• AAPA President Gregor F. Bennett's response to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal
• Money Magazine Ranks Physician Assistant One of Best Careers to Have in a Recession

• Retired Air Force Physician Assistant Named Federal Service PA of the Year
• Alaska Physician Assistant Honored with National PA Service to the Underserved Award
• AAPA Announces Winners of National Physician Assistant Publishing Awards
• California Medical Team to Receive National Physician-PA Partnership Award
• Arizona Physician Assistant Named National Humanitarian PA of the Year
• Georgia Physician Assistant Named National Outstanding PA of the Year
• Physician Assistant Foundation Announces Recipient of Healthy Neighborhoods Grant - PA Students, Faculty Partner with Community Clinic to Provide Critical Foot Care to Lincoln's Homeless
• Physician Assistant Foundation Announces Recipient of Community-based Project Grant - PA Students Host Diabetes Health Fair with Local Hospital, Hospice Organization
• Physician Assistant Foundation Announces Recipient of Community-based Project Grant - Student Hosts Blood Marrow Donation Drive to Increase Awareness Among Minority Communities
• Physician Assistant Foundation Announces Recipient of Community-based Project Grant - EVMS Students to Host Children's Health Fair with Local Organizations
• Physician Assistant Foundation Announces Recipient of Global Outreach Endowed Humanitarian Assistance Grant - Laotian-Born PA leads Delegation to Develop a Sustainable Health Workforce in Remote Areas of Lao
• Physician Assistant Foundation Announces Recipient of Global Outreach Endowed Humanitarian Assistance Grant - Baylor Shoulder-to-Shoulder PA Project Provides Health Care and Hope for People of Santa Ana, Honduras
• Physician Assistant Foundation Announces Recipient of Global Outreach Endowed Humanitarian Assistance Grant - University of Wisconsin Students Use Health Literacy Techniques to Teach Intervention Skills to Patients with Diabetes
• Physician Assistant Foundation Announces Recipient of Global Outreach Endowed Humanitarian Assistance Grant - University of Utah PA Program Partners with Ghana In Support Of Rural Health Training
• Physician Assistant Foundation Announces Recipient of Community-based Project Grant - Prenatal Education Program Addresses Issues of Health Literacy for Immigrant Women
• Physician Assistant Foundation Announces Recipient of Community-based Project Grant - Physician-PA Student Team Teaches Farm Workers How to Self-Manage Diabetes
• Physician Assistants Stress Continued Need for Children to be Immunized

• Physician Assistant Karen Bass Elected Speaker Elect of California State Assembly

 

 

Last Revised: 7/10/08