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Cover Letter Guide
Home Career Central Career Resources Cover Letter Guide A well-written cover letter is an effective way to introduce yourself and your work to prospective employers and spark their interest. Cover […]
Resume and CV Guide
Use our guides to determine whether you need a resume, a CV, or both. Whichever you choose, these essential career documents should be straightforward and specific, convey your achievements to potential employers, and show how you fit the role and experience they are seeking in a PA.
Maintaining Professional Records Checklist
Although every PA’s path to clinical practice is unique, practicing PAs (and PA students) are responsible for collecting and retaining a standard set of documents as they progress in their careers. We’ve compiled these documents into the handy checklist below so you can make sure you have the professional records you need.
Contract Assessment and Negotiation Checklist
It’s important to negotiate a contract that empowers you, fits your needs, and protects you. The checklist can help you assess an employer’s contract and identify areas for negotiation.
New Graduate Checklist
Congratulations, Graduate! You are almost at the finish line. There are just a few more things to accomplish before you become a practicing PA. Stay on top of all the final milestones and deadlines with the following checklist.
Ethical Guidelines for the PA Profession
AAPA has developed ethical guidelines for the PA profession that offer a framework for your decision-making.
Contract and Salary Negotiations
: You’ve landed your first PA job – now it’s time get the salary and perks you want! PA educator James R. Kilgore, DMSc, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, shares tips and tricks for negotiating the terms of your contract.
Conquering Imposter Phenomenon
More than a third of PAs suffer from imposter syndrome, and even higher numbers of PA students and early career professionals are affected. View this FREE webinar on the problem with imposter syndrome, it’s impact on PA mental health and burnout, and ways to combat it.
When Good Intentions Go Bad: Stories in Medical Ethics
Ethical issues may arise with each patient encounter. Join AAPA for this FREE webinar on what to do when the ethical choice isn’t clear.
Navigating the Job Search as a New Grad
Finding your first PA job is challenging enough, and even more so during a pandemic. Join AAPA for this webinar about navigating a job search as a new grad.
Financial Fundamentals: Tools for Pursuing Financial Health
In this one-hour webinar, learn what it takes to get into PA school and how to make yourself a more competitive applicant.
Protecting Your Assets and Your Career
Learn basic concepts of medical malpractice law, how they apply to PAs, and how you can transfer malpractice risk away from the PA’s personal assets.
Missing Out Because You Aren’t LinkedIn
Don’t overlook the importance of a professional profile on LinkedIn while you are a PA student.
Beating Burnout and the Viability of Locum Tenens as a Solution
Thomas Massing, a Locums Tenens PA, and Mike Freeman, a dedicated staffing professional, will share with you what causes burnout among PAs and how locums can be a viable solution and how to capitalize on this opportunity.
