D.C. PA Helps Create Better PPE for Airway Procedures
When COVID-19 hit Washington, D.C., emergency medicine PA Amy Keim observed that the plastic drapes being used to decrease aerosolized particles during airway procedures weren’t cutting it. So she set out to make something better: the Airway Procedure Tent.
August 18, 2020
How PAs Can Provide Compassionate Care to Survivors of Interpersonal Violence
AAPA enlisted Katherine Thompson, PA-C, a practicing PA in emergency medicine and urgent care for four years, to respond to Huddle’s Ask Me on interpersonal violence (IPV) and forensic medicine. Read her advice on how healthcare providers can identify and manage IPV survivors.
July 24, 2020
2020 PA of the Year Has Volunteered in Bolivia for More Than 20 Years
Nicole Dettmann, DSc, MPH, PA-C, is AAPA’s 2020 PA of the Year. Dettmann works in the emergency department at Newton Wellesley in Massachusetts and has volunteered with the Foundación de Salud del Rio Beni in Bolivia for more than 20 years.
April 27, 2020
How a Helicopter Crew Chief and Bioterrorism Expert Ended Up a PA
Johnnie Gilpen, PA-C, had a long and varied career by the time he was accepted to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center PA program in 2017. His unique career path led him to where he is today: an emergency medicine PA and an involved leader.
January 16, 2020
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.”
November 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
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