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Giving Back and Lifelong Learning: A Distinguished Fellow’s Perspective

Heather Asher Prince, CCRP, MPA, PA-C, DFAAPA, works in clinical research and education at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was awarded the Distinguished Fellow distinction in 2018. Here, she shares her thoughts on community service and lifelong learning.

September 13, 2019

Mentors Matter: PAs Pay It Forward

Sara Rynders, PA-C, mentored Kim Ketchersid, now a practicing PA herself. Rynders and Ketchersid reflect on their mentor/mentee relationship, other mentors they’ve learned from, and how all PAs should try to “pay it forward” to the next generation of PAs.

September 11, 2019

Timing Key to Rapidly Recognizing and Reporting Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases

Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) causes limb weakness, mostly in children. Prompt symptom recognition, specimen collection, and reporting to CDC are all critical to improve understanding of this complex syndrome, including its risk factors, outcomes, possible treatments, and ways to prevent it.

September 11, 2019

Hillary Bennett holding up a Step-Up to Medicine book

What They Didn’t Tell Me in PA School: Five Months to Start Working

When Hillary Bennett graduated from PA school and landed her perfect job, she didn't expect to have to wait five months to start working. She got through the long delay by being patient and coming up with creative ways to earn money.

September 9, 2019

Maine Hospitalist Reflects on Life-Changing Decision to Become a PA

From serving in the United States Air Force to selling modular healthcare furniture, an unlikely path led Timothy M. Grace, PA-C, to become a PA. Grace is committed to ensuring that those in the profession advocate for modernizing PA practice.

September 5, 2019

PA Students: Engagement in AAPA is Vital

Cooper Couch, a third-year PA student and president of AAPA’s Student Academy Board of Directors, shares his personal story behind the decision to become a PA, and encourages his fellow students to get involved in advancing the PA profession.

September 5, 2019

A Day or Night in the Life of an Emergency Medicine Fellow

Stephen Lewia, PA-C, has spent the past few months as a Vituity Emergency Medicine PA Fellow at Arrowhead Medical Center in Colton, California. He shares his insights about the experience and about balancing life with being a new PA.

September 4, 2019

Dave Sander with a couple members of his DMAT and a Customs and Border Protection Special Unit officer talking to a local in Puerto Rico

How PAs Can Use Their Skills in Disaster Medicine

Interested in using your skills to help communities in need after a disaster? Four PAs offer their best advice for getting involved, from participating in trainings and minimizing harm to being patient throughout the process.

August 30, 2019

Two Fellowship Awards Available for Preceptors Serving Underserved Populations

William Marquardt, MA, PA-C Emeritus, DFAAPA, is passionate about precepting. He worked with the PA Foundation to establish a fellowship to benefit PAs serving as mentors and/or preceptors who promote accessible healthcare amongst underserved populations. Applications are open through Sept. 13.

August 22, 2019