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PA Student Juggles Academics and Mental Health Outreach

When the PA Foundation launched its Mental Health Outreach Fellowship in 2018, its inaugural cohort included only one PA student. Hwal Lee’s passion for mental health led him to coordinate outreach efforts while juggling his responsibilities as a student.
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Q and A on PA Reimbursement for Medicare Hospice Services

Starting in January, PAs, like physicians and NPs, are permitted to provide, manage, and have hospice services reimbursed by Medicare. This enables PAs to establish and review a hospice patient’s plan of care. However, obstacles to PA practice under hospice remain.
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Mentor Match: 5 Tips You Should Know

Have you ever wanted to ask a newly graduated PA what rotations were really like? Or a more seasoned PA at your practice how they negotiated their four-day work week? AAPA's Mentor Match is here to help.
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6 Tips to Leverage LinkedIn

At AAPA’s Leadership and Advocacy Summit, Krisi Gindlesperger, MPAS, PA-C, shared her insights into why every PA should be on LinkedIn, how to leverage the professional network, and explained why it’s OK to reject some connection requests.
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Hate the Time Spent on EHRs? You’re Not Alone

Despite the promised efficiency of using EHR systems, more than one in four PAs spend at least two hours per day, outside of office hours, documenting clinical care in their EHR system. Here is the good and bad news about EHRs.

MidMichigan Health Demonstrates APP Value Through Leadership

Employer of Excellence MidMichigan Health includes APPs in leadership positions, has a robust dyad council model, provides support through a curbside consult network, offers leadership training at a local university, and promotes a culture of acceptance and value.
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PA Susann Galloway: Determined, Devoted, and Distinguished

Susann Galloway, PA-C, DFAAPA, has been advancing the PA profession since she graduated from PA school in 1994. A career educator, PA advocate, and healthcare professional, she recently became an AAPA Distinguished Fellow.
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PAs: It’s Time to Talk About Suicide

An AAPA HOD resolution recommended greater PA communication and CME about suicide prevention. By being alert, taking the initiative to ask patients about mental health, and educating themselves, PAs have a unique opportunity to help prevent suicide.