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AAPA President Reacts to New RAND Recertification Report

PAs are the only health professionals who risk losing their license because of performance on a recertification exam. However, a new RAND study found limited evidence that recertification exams are associated with improved patient outcomes.

October 5, 2018

Maine PA Experiences Challenges to Provide Psychiatric Care

Comprehensive training gives PAs the ability to work in different specialties throughout their careers. Maine PA Dana Green took advantage of this flexibility, but experienced challenges finding a job in a much-needed area of healthcare due to outdated state laws. 

October 4, 2018

PA Foundation Fellow Focuses Research on PAs in the United Kingdom

Tamara Ritsema, the PA Foundation’s 2017 Breitman-Dorn Research Fellow, is a practicing PA, an active researcher, a doctoral candidate, and an educator. She credits the Breitman-Dorn Research Fellowship with helping her complete an integral portion of her dissertation research.

October 4, 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

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 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