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AAPA Statement on Changes to Childhood Vaccine Recommendations

American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) President and Chair of the Board of Directors David J. Bunnell, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, issued the following statement in response to the executive order, “Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans.”

August 10, 2026

Your PA Compact Questions Answered: What PAs Need to Know as Progress Continues

Establishing any licensure compact – regardless of the profession – is a multi-stage, multi-year process. To understand where we are in the process and what’s next, here’s a look at the work that has been done and what is still underway.

August 6, 2026

A Day in the Life of a Pulmonary PA: Patient Care, Leadership, and Community Health

PA Brian Bizik shares what an average day looks like as he balances practicing at a Federally Qualified Health Center in Idaho, overseeing urgent care clinics, and precepting for Idaho State University PA and NP programs. This November, he will be presenting at the world’s largest educational symposium on COPD, the GOLD International COPD Conference.

August 3, 2026

PAs Make a Lasting Impact in Remote Communities of the Peruvian Andes

PAs Joe Ciavarro and Patti Cuartas, along with 18 PA students, traveled thousands of miles to provide care in Cusco, Peru. Over the course of five days, they transformed community spaces into temporary clinics, treating predominantly indigenous farming communities.

July 30, 2026

AAPA, Juno Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Student Loan Resources for PA Students and Practicing PAs

Today, AAPA and Juno, the student loan group negotiation platform, announced a new strategic partnership designed to help PA students and practicing physician associates navigate private student loan financing with greater confidence and collective leverage.

July 23, 2026

PA Licensure Compact Momentum Continues as Michigan Joins as 29th Member State

With Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s signing of HB 4309, Michigan has become the 29th member of the PA Licensure Compact, advancing a growing effort to expand and improve licensure portability for PAs.

July 22, 2026

On a Trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal, PA Jill Nelson Visited Medical Facilities to Learn about Wilderness Medicine

Jill Nelson recently spent two weeks trekking to Everest Base Camp in Nepal with the Wilderness Medicine Society. There, Nelson visited EverestER, as well as nearly hospitals and clinics, to learn about common conditions in wilderness medicine and treatment techniques, as well as how clinicians provide quality care with limited resources in the region that is home to Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.

July 17, 2026

New Hampshire Becomes 28th State to Join PA Licensure Compact, Completing the Trifecta of AAPA’s PA Policy Modernizations

On July 15, Governor Kelly Ayotte signed HB 1772 into law, entering New Hampshire into the PA Licensure Compact as the 28th state.

July 17, 2026

Missouri Becomes 27th State to Join the PA Licensure Compact

Missouri has officially joined the PA Licensure Compact, opening the door to multistate practice for the state’s more than 1,850 PAs!

July 16, 2026