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COVID-19 and PA Students: How the Pandemic Affected Me

Hunter Gibbs, a second-year PA student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham shared with AAPA how COVID-19 upended his clinical rotations, the uncertainty he and other students suddenly faced, and how he found a way to help.

April 7, 2020

AAPA Asks Secretary Wilkie, Veterans Health Administration for Full Practice Authority for PAs at VA

During COVID-19 Pandemic, AAPA calls on Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration leadership to permanently ensure the VA’s PA workforce is empowered to practice to the top of their education, training and experience.

April 3, 2020

Helen Riess leading an empathy training workshop

The Power of Empathy in Healthcare

Psychiatrist Helen Riess, MD, developed a series of empathy trainings for clinicians that have been shown to increase patient adherence to treatment recommendations and improve outcomes. AAPA has partnered with Riess’ company, Empathetics, to bring online courses to PAs.

April 2, 2020

Edwin Welsh, Clare Lookian, Jack Carter, Erin Schulte, Devon Gersh, Kasey Keane

Day in the Life of a Texas Children’s Hospital Pediatric Surgical PA Fellow

Pediatric Surgery Community Fellow at Texas Children’s Hospital, Devon Gersh, PA-C, describes a day in her life during the rigorous 12-month program at Texas Children's community hospital in The Woodlands. Fellows get the opportunity to rotate through multiple subspecialties of surgery.

April 2, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services Urges Governors to Remove Barriers to PA-Provided Care during COVID-19 Response

In a letter sent to all 50 governors, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar urged governors to extend the capacity of their states’ healthcare workforces, including PAs, to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 2, 2020

PA and National Guard Service Member Dies Due to Coronavirus

AAPA was deeply saddened to hear about the death of Capt. Douglas Linn Hickok, a PA and member of the New Jersey Army National Guard, after he contracted coronavirus.

April 2, 2020

PA Preston Gorman with Dr. Anthony Fauci

PA Diagnosed with Ebola Suffers Trauma After Long Isolation

In 2015, PA Preston Gorman was diagnosed with Ebola and spent a month in isolation getting treatment. He talks about the impact of being cut off from social contact—an experience many are currently going through because of the coronavirus.

April 1, 2020

Dr. Heather Prichard instructs Dr. Shawn Gage and Dr. Jeffrey Lawson on opening the packaging

CMS Removes Unnecessary Administrative and Regulatory Requirements for PAs, Other Health Professionals

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) initiated another round of regulatory relief on March 30 aimed at increasing the ability of PAs, other health professionals and hospitals to deliver needed care to patients during the COVID-19 crisis.

April 1, 2020

PAs Needed: VA Hiring For 157 Locations

The Department of Veterans Affairs knows that the COVID-19 response will continue for some time, and recently announced that it is hiring PAs in more than 157 of its locations.

April 1, 2020