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2024 Military Service Award Recipient Hopes to Lead by Example in Service

Leticia Bland, DHSc, MPAS, PA-C , is the 2024 recipient of the Military Service Award. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Bland volunteers her time to care for underserved communities. In her role as an educator, she helps her students learn to treat diverse populations.

May 16, 2024

2024 Diversity Award Recipient Breaks Down Language Barriers for Spanish-Speaking Patients

Paola Gonzalez, MPAS, PA-C, is the 2024 recipient of the Diversity Award. A PA for more than 20 years, Gonzalez is passionate about helping communities who face diminished resources and healthcare disparities. She is the current president of PAs for Latino Health.

May 16, 2024

2024 Preceptor of the Year Encourages Students to Connect with Patients and Improve Healthcare Outcomes

Hardik Thakkar, MSPAS, PA-C , is the recipient of the 2024 Preceptor of the Year Award. Thakkar manages a team of APPs at Moffitt Cancer Center, where he has precepted over 20 PA students over the last three years, and has established a program to increase preceptor participation.

May 16, 2024

2024 Publishing Award Recipient Examines Impact of PA Practice Environment on Wages

Ryan D. White, PhD, PA-C , is the recipient of the 2024 Publishing Award as the author of “Examining the Influence of PA Scope of Practice Reforms and Individual Characteristics on Wages,” which investigated how the PA practice environment impacts PA compensation and was published in Medical Care Research and Review.

May 16, 2024

2024 Outstanding Student Society Empowers PA Students to Advocate for the Profession and Elevate Patient Care

The 2024 Outstanding Student Society is the CUNY School of Medicine PA Program, whose members conducted outreach to high school students, hosted and attended events to celebrate diversity, and held drives for needed supplies within their community.

May 16, 2024

CO Outreach and Advocacy Award Recipient Strives to Empower PAs

The recipient of the 2023 CO Outreach and Advocacy Award is the Minnesota Academy of PAs (MAPA). MAPA utilized its 12 committees to provide PAs with CME opportunities, further diversity, equity and inclusion, advance advocacy initiatives, and more.

May 16, 2024

Maryland Governor Signs PA Practice Modernization Bill Into Law

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed the PA Modernization Act (HB0806/SB0167) into law, marking the first major change to physician assistant (PA) practice law in Maryland in 25 years.

May 16, 2024

Pick From Over 200 CME Sessions at AAPA 2024

Countdown to AAPA 2024 has started! In just five days, attendees will have access to more than 200 CME sessions across 46 learning tracks. For anyone joining us in Houston this year, you don’t want to miss out on these amazing offerings!

May 13, 2024

5 New PA JobSource Features to Supercharge Your Job Search

Our newly revamped job search platform, PA JobSource, is a benefit exclusively available to AAPA members. With more employers, more opportunities, and better insights to help you make the best possible career decisions, PA JobSource has more to offer than ever before!

May 2, 2024