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How to Stay Sane During the Job Search Process

The job search is an exciting process that can yield great insights into your PA career priorities and goals. While challenging at times, here are some suggestions for making your next job search effective, rewarding, and enjoyable.
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PAs: Your Legislators Are Waiting to Hear From You!

While AAPA plays a critical role in representing the profession in Washington, D.C., and in state capitals, individual PAs are just as important when it comes to advocacy. Become an effective and passionate advocate using these four easy steps.
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PAs Tied for 7th on List of Fastest-Growing Professions

According to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the PA profession is tied for seventh on the list of fastest-growing occupations in the country. The profession is expected to grow 31% between 2018 and 2028.
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5 Membership Benefits You Shouldn’t Sleep On

AAPA has many tools and resources for PAs, and we want to make sure you’re taking full advantage of everything your membership has to offer. Here are five membership benefits that you can use today to move your career forward.
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This Toolkit is Just What You Need to Optimize Your EHR

Effective use of EHRs can help can improve quality, increase patient safety, improve operational efficiencies, provide cost savings, and improve patient experience and satisfaction. AAPA’s EHR Toolkit provides recommendations and best practices to make EHRs fully functional and operational.
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First Army Officer Speaks at Latina Leadership Conference

First Army’s Maj. Kelly Guerra recently returned home to California to serve as a guest panelist at a Latina Leadership Conference at Concordia University-Irvine. Maj. Guerra shared her journey from college through becoming a commissioned officer.
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PA Crucial to Getting Air Force Captain Correct Diagnosis

Retired Capt. Lawrence “Rob” Hufford, UASF, served his country, overcame adversity, and lifts up those around him—all while learning to manage a debilitating illness. He credits a PA with helping to diagnose his epilepsy.
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PAs Respond in El Paso Shooting Aftermath

Two PAs with Envision Physician Services responded within minutes to the shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas. “It was like a war zone…The moment all of them came in, it’s like a gear in my head turned.”
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Medicare Will Largely Defer to State Law Requirements on How PAs Work With Physicians

Representing a significant and historic victory for PAs and the patients they serve, the final 2020 Physician Fee Schedule, issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), changes Medicare’s supervision requirements for PAs by largely deferring to state law on how PAs practice with physicians and other members of the healthcare team.