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Compensation Disparity Between Female and Male PAs Persists

Research conducted by AAPA, and published this month in Women’s Health Issues, found that female PAs are compensated 89 cents for every dollar men are compensated. Although this 11 percent disparity is less than the national average of 82 cents per dollar most recently reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it remains unacceptable.

September 13, 2017

Effective Career Navigation Starts With Self-Assessment

One of the great, unique attributes of the PA profession is its breadth of career possibilities across the spectrum of medical, and increasingly, nonclinical practice.

September 1, 2017

The Ethical Intersection of Healthcare and Technology

Technology has completely transformed how we work, shop, travel and communicate. It plays a role in nearly every facet of life, and increasingly so in healthcare. Yet, despite the immense impact technology has had on healthcare, some believe the industry has a lot of catching up to do.

September 1, 2017

Help Wanted: PAs Needed in the Opioid Epidemic Fight

You’ve seen it in the news, in your communities, and in your practices…the opioid epidemic. On July 22, 2016, President Obama signed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) into law to increase access to providers for evidence-based treatment for opioid dependence including PAs and NPs. But as PAs are we doing our part?

August 31, 2017

Oklahoma Medical Board Launches Streamlined Licensure Process for PAs

The Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision has launched the Uniform Application (UA) for physician assistants (PAs) to simplify and streamline the application process for PAs seeking licensure in multiple states.

August 30, 2017

Illinois Governor Signs Bill Modernizing the State’s PA Practice Act

On Aug. 25, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law Senate Bill 1585 modernizing the state’s PA practice act, which will allow PAs (physician assistants) to expand their ability to provide top-notch medical care in Illinois.

August 25, 2017

PA Ochs Practices Integrative Medicine Partnership with Patients

Ochs owns her PA practice, Redding Integrative Medicine, and is a one-woman movement for practice ownership. She also wants to spread the word about integrative medicine’s natural approach and greater time with patients.

August 23, 2017

Congress Moves to Improve Pay for PAs in the VA

August 3, 2017 – The American Academy of PAs applauds Congress for passage of legislation that will implement competitive pay for PAs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the single largest employer of PAs in the U.S. The VA Choice and Quality Employment Act now moves forward to the President’s desk for signature.

August 3, 2017

PA at Maccabiah Games in Israel

Every day of the three weeks he spent at the Maccabiah, including for practices prior to the competition getting underway, Brodkin, a PA in emergency medicine, held morning and evening clinic hours at the hotel housing most of the United States’ junior-division athletes.

July 31, 2017