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Opioid Package Elevates Role of PAs in Opioid Crisis

Today, the U. S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6, the Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act of 2018.

September 28, 2018

PA Moms Blog Through School and Practice

PAs who are moms are getting in on the blogging trend. Parents Jennifer Philogene, a PA student, and Onyi Azih, PA-C, have carved out time to share their knowledge and build a community online.

September 25, 2018

Hospital ER PA and MD Make Three Changes to Improve Teamwork

PA and MD will talk at CHLM’s Executive Leadership Conference about the three changes they have made in the ER to collaborate as a team to better serve patients.

September 24, 2018

Nevada’s PA-Practice Laws Creating Barriers to Care

PAs are in a unique position to give back to their communities through volunteering, but some state laws are making it harder for them to do so. Nevada PA, Steven Xiao, shares his story about challenges he ran into in his quest to volunteer with his alma mater’s mobile health clinic.

September 20, 2018

PA Title Change Investigation Advances with Selection of Advisory Council Members

Members of an Advisory Council have been selected to serve as a resource to the independent firm(s) conducting the Title Change Investigation, which was launched earlier this year by AAPA’s Board of Directors at the request of the House of Delegates.

September 18, 2018

PA Julie Mueller Thrives in Remote Antarctica

PA Julie Mueller has twice spent short periods in Antarctica to provide medical care and will return for six weeks this winter. A common thread ties Antarctica to the isolated clinics where she works in Idaho, Wyoming, and Alaska.

September 18, 2018

6 Success Tips for PA School

PA students from around the country answered our question: what do you wish you’d known before you started PA school? Use their tips to make your didactic and clinical years successful.

September 14, 2018

Caring for Those Behind Bars Becomes PA’s Lifelong Profession

After working for more than 35 years in the New York State Department of Corrections, PA Bohdan “Ben” Darnobid never once “clocked out” after a hard day’s work feeling dejected. He chronicled his experiences in a self-published book, “Prison Doc, Thirty Five Years.”

September 13, 2018

Cleveland Clinic Excels at Integration and Development of PAs

Cleveland Clinic makes its PA workforce a priority. By providing structured onboarding, long-term career paths, and leadership opportunities, Cleveland Clinic excels at creating a PA-positive environment.

September 5, 2018