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AAPA, AANP Ask HHS to Amend New Guidelines for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

AAPA and AANP have submitted a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar, in response to the recent HHS notice of “Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder.”

January 15, 2021

PA Students Participate in Community Service During Pandemic

AAPA’s Student Academy Service Committee encourages PA students to plan community service projects or to volunteer in their community. With the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was already tricky for PA students, but PA students still found time to give back to the communities.

January 15, 2021

AAPA Reflects on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021

In honor of Dr. King, AAPA reaffirms our commitment to empowering PAs with information, tools, and resources to address health inequities.

January 15, 2021

Convenient Care Association Voices Support for Eliminating Barriers to Employing PAs

The Convenient Care Association (CCA), the national trade association of companies and healthcare systems that provide consumers with healthcare in retail-based locations, recently voiced its support for eliminating the requirement for a specific relationship between a PA and a physician.

January 14, 2021

I’m a PA in the U.S. Public Health Service

Lieutenant Junior Grade German S. Herrera, MPAS, PA-C, USPHS, had a love of science and a desire to help people. The United States Public Health Service – with its scholarship opportunities, benefits, and guaranteed job placement – was a perfect fit for him.

January 12, 2021

PA Named Best Overall Job in 2021 by U.S. News & World Report

PA rose to the No. 1 spot on U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Jobs list. The rankings factor in important aspects of a job including growth potential, work-life balance, and salary.

January 12, 2021

How a Childhood in Bosnia Inspired This PA’s Career

Jasmina Salcinovic-Spahic, DMSc, MMSc, MHA, PA-C, DFAAPA grew up in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and lived there through the Bosnian War. Her childhood experiences inspired her to pursue a career in medicine after her family emigrated to the United States.

January 8, 2021

PAs Who Got Vaccine Implore Others to Stand with Healthcare Community

Four PAs on the front lines of the pandemic share their reasons for getting the COVID-19 vaccine. They have witnessed unimaginable loss this year, and implore us all to stand with the healthcare community and get the COVID-19 vaccine.

January 7, 2021

Four Emergency Medicine PAs Share Reasons for Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine

As the first vaccines roll out to healthcare workers around the country, four emergency medicine PAs share their reasons for getting the COVID-19 vaccine, talk about how they address vaccine hesitancy with their patients, and share some of their frontline experiences.

January 5, 2021