PAs are an integral part of the VA healthcare system and a critical component of VA’s strategy to expand healthcare access to veterans. Within the VA, PAs are involved in every specialty.

Winner of a 2018-2019 Employer of Excellence Award, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance’s Gabrielle Zecha says they want to hire, train and retain the best APPs they can to fit the organization’s collaborative approach.

AAPA19 Keynote Allison Massari is an advocate for both patient and provider. She understands the demands and challenges of the medical profession and has a unique and profound perspective on the delicate nature of patient-centered care.

One of the ways Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, has invested in its PA workforce is through the creation and development of PA Services, a centralized department that serves as an educational and consultative resource for individuals, departments, and institutional leadership.

PA Melanie Burns only knows where she’s going to live two years at a time. As a military spouse, her husband’s regular relocations present frequent licensing and credentialing hurdles for Burns. When she discovered AAPA’s PA Portfolio, she found exactly the help she needed.