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Rural Medicine a Smooth Transition for Army PA

After serving for several years as a combat medic in the Army National Guard, PA Curt Kroh works with a unique patient population of veterans in a Bismarck, North Dakota Community Based Outpatient Clinic. He says “There are times when you feel like you’re getting crushed. But there’s no more satisfying career that being a PA.”

April 24, 2018

Meet 2018’s PA Student of the Year

2018’s PA Student of the Year winner embodies exemplary service, advocacy, and leadership to the PA profession. Blake Rogers coordinates volunteer activities, chairs social media committees, and participates in grassroots advocacy – all while making sure his homework is done on time.

April 20, 2018

JAMA Dermatology Study Fundamentally Flawed

The American Academy of PAs (AAPA) and the Society of Dermatology PAs (SDPA) today criticized an article published in JAMA Dermatology as fundamentally flawed with too small a sample size to be representative of the PA profession.

April 18, 2018

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnostic Tool Use on the Rise

Point-of-care ultrasound is an affordable and useful diagnostic tool, and PAs are a natural fit to bring this expertise to an increasing number of specialties and practice environments.

April 18, 2018

A Day in the Life of a PA in Orthopaedics

Travis Randolph, PA-C, practices orthopaedics and is the Clinical Director of Sports Medicine at West Virginia University. In a day, he sees it all – surgery, MRIs, sutures, and more.

April 16, 2018

Legislation Introduced to Authorize Direct Pay to PAs Under Medicare

On April 13, Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced HR 5506, the Physician Assistant Direct Payment Act, to authorize PAs to receive direct payment under Medicare. If enacted, this legislation would advance AAPA’s Optimal Team Practice for those PAs billing under Medicare.

April 16, 2018

PAs Can Bring Cost-Effective Care to Complex Patients

Adults aged 65+ frequently have multiple chronic conditions that may add to their medical complexity. Treatment for complex patients is unsustainably costly, but the needs of these patients can be met with effective care strategies. PAs are poised to take a lead role in bringing cost-effective care coordination to complex patients.

April 12, 2018

PAHPM Helps to Develop Palliative and Hospice Care CME

Despite growing recognition for the value of palliative care, the majority of healthcare practitioners have insufficient training to provide a basic level of palliative care to their patients. PAHPM helped design a new one-hour course for PAs.

April 11, 2018

Early-Career PAs Share Leadership Advice

At AAPA’s 2018 Leadership and Advocacy Summit, four PA panelists spoke passionately about the value of leadership for young PAs and the need to make leadership an early-career priority.

April 4, 2018