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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

PA James “Rick” Kilgore Prepares to Attend His 41st Consecutive AAPA Conference

PA James “Rick” Kilgore attended his first AAPA annual conference in 1982. Now, as he prepares for his 41st consecutive conference, he talks about his career in clinical research and more, his involvement in volunteerism at the local and national level; and what he is most looking forward to at AAPA 2023.

May 16, 2023

Iowa Governor Signs PA Practice Modernization Bill Into Law

On May 10, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law HF 424, legislation that removes the requirement for a PA to be supervised by a physician in order to practice medicine.

May 10, 2023

Annual PA Compensation Continues Rising, Increases 4.3% Over 2021

Physician associate/assistant (PA) base compensation, without bonuses, continued to rise in 2022, increasing 4.3% from $115,000 in 2021 to $120,000 in 2022.

May 3, 2023

AAPA Responds to Expiration of CMS Public Health Emergency

The public health emergency (PHE) declaration, put in place by the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic, temporarily lifted several outdated policies that prevented PAs from practicing to the full extent of their education and experience. In a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, AAPA requested that certain PHE policies become permanent and others be discontinued or amended.

May 2, 2023