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PA Wellness
At AAPA, we’re here to support your PA well-being and fight PA burnout by ensuring your emotional, physical, social, workplace, and societal well-being.
Effective Patient Communication: Background, Benefits + Best Practices
This article is an overview of effective patient communication, from background to benefits to strategies and pitfalls that the clinician should know.
Combating Imposter Syndrome Through Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion
Many successful professionals struggle with a very common, restrictive phenomenon called “imposter syndrome.” In this article, PA Justine Roberts helps readers recognize imposter syndrome, identify habits that may sabotage their perception of self-worth, and put preventative measures in place.
In Practice Newsletter Archives
Find solutions to your most pressing early-career questions and challenges with guidance from peers and experts in this quarterly AAPA member newsletter.
Know Your Numbers
Knowing your numbers is essential in clinical practice! In this article, Tracy Bingaman, host of The PA Is In podcast, explains why tracking your productivity matters and explains what you should be tracking to prove your value.
How ADHD Affects Clinical Practice
In this article, PA Tyler Amores reviews common challenges that PAs with ADHD experience when transitioning to clinical practice and provides guidance on how PAs with ADHD can address practice challenges and improve their overall quality of life.
Secrets of Working Collaboratively in Interprofessional Teams: Insights from Healthcare Experts
Discover the secrets to effective collaboration in healthcare with insights from seasoned PAs. Explore how professionals like Laura Delaney, Danielle Horgen, Logan Driscoll, and Makenzie Driscoll navigate the complexities of interprofessional teamwork, sharing experiences and advice on building strong relationships for better patient care.
Approach to limiting bias for patients with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Stigma and bias can lead to poor patient outcomes for people who have mental health and substance use disorders. So, what can providers do to help patients and limit their barriers to receiving good care? Find out how you can help mitigate bias and stigma in the healthcare setting.
Putting Bias Aside
It is essential that providers can connect with patients, recognize signs of mental health and substance use disorders, and holistically approach the treatment of these patients. In this article, you will learn how bias and stigma affect health outcomes for patients with mental illness and substance use disorders, and identify some of the different types of bias and stigma that may affect the care that healthcare providers give to their patients.
Keys to a Thriving PA-Physician Team
The happiest PAs feel like they are part of a vital, mutually supportive team. Read on to learn the most common roots of dissatisfying team relationships and learn the PA Career Coach’s tips for cultivating and maintaining a strong relationship with the physicians on your team.
Taking A Sabbatical
PAs report high job satisfaction but also suffer from burnout, which can take extended periods to fully recover from. Taking a sabbatical from the profession has many benefits and can help foster burnout recovery.
Ethical Guidelines for the PA Profession
AAPA has developed ethical guidelines for the PA profession that offer a framework for your decision-making.
Building Collegial Connections
Relationships are the cornerstone of PA practice. PAs can promote positive connections with colleagues through trust, respect, communication, and clarity.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Optimization
Make the most of your CME budget and learn how to tailor your clinical education to your individual learning style and needs.
Burnout Can Occur Early Among PAs and PA Students
Although one might think that burnout only occurs in seasoned PA providers, even students can experience burnout. There is hope for the student and early career PA. A national trend toward addressing the mental health of our medical providers includes new assessments and onboarding.