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2023 PA of the Year is Dedicated to Raising Awareness About Maternal Mental Health

Mary K. Banahan, PA-C, is the 2023 recipient of the PA of the Year Award. An educator and volunteer, Banahan is passionate about raising awareness around perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and improving maternal mental health among Indigenous women.

May 19, 2023

2023 PA Student of the Year Advocates for Change

As a first-generation, non-traditional PA student at Canisius College, AAPA’s 2023 PA Student of the Year, Deepthi Krishna, is committed to advocating for her fellow students. Through her role as a student leader, she conducts outreach and provides resources for students who need support.

May 19, 2023

2023 Military Service Award Recipient Treats Service Members for Traumatic Brain Injury

Timothy J. Camasta, PA-C, DFAAPA is the 2023 recipient of the AAPA Military Service Award. A PA for 34 years, Camasta spent the last sixteen working directly with Active Duty and retired Service Members as a subject matter expert in traumatic brain injury.

May 19, 2023

2023 Diversity Award Recipient is a Change Agent Focused on Representation and Health Equity

Daytheon Sturges, PhD, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, CHES® is the 2023 recipient of the AAPA Diversity Award. Sturges is an educator and clinically practicing PA, and is in his second term as the chair of PAEA’s Diversity and Inclusion Mission Advancement Commission.

May 19, 2023

2023 Preceptor of the Year Inspires Students In and Out of the Operating Room

Allie Thompson, PA-C, is the recipient of the Preceptor of the Year Award. Thompson is a PA in acute care surgery who precepts students monthly at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and has precepted over 40 students since 2016.

May 19, 2023

2023 Publishing Award Recipient Takes a Closer Look at PA Retirement Intent

Roderick S. Hooker, PhD, MBA, PA is the recipient of the 2023 AAPA Publishing Award as the lead author of “Physician assistant/associate retirement intent: seeking the exit ramp,” using NCCPA survey data and published in BMC Health Services Research.

May 19, 2023

2023 Outstanding Student Society Serves Their Community with Pride

This year’s Outstanding Student Society is the Colorado Mesa University PA Program, whose members have advocated for modernizing Colorado PA practice laws, participate in community events, and work to further diversity, equity, and inclusion.

May 19, 2023

CO Outreach and Advocacy Award Recipient Engages Both PAs and Patients

This year’s CO Outreach and Advocacy Award recipient is the Georgia Association of PAs (GAPA), recognized for their outstanding work in 2022. GAPA developed and participated in a wide variety of projects, from a program to engage pre-PAs to furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion.

May 19, 2023

U.S. Adults Spend Eight Hours Monthly Coordinating Healthcare, Find System “Overwhelming”

U.S. adults spend the equivalent of an entire eight-hour workday per month coordinating healthcare for themselves and/or their family or loved ones, according to a new patient experience survey conducted by The Harris Poll, on behalf of the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA).

May 17, 2023