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PA School Success: Embrace Opportunities and Challenges, Relieve Stress

Second-year PA student Joe Ballent jumped at the chance to be part of the first PA class at the St. George extension of the University of Utah’s program. He’s embraced challenges and opportunities and found a unique way to maintain balance.

January 18, 2019

Improve the Management of CVD in Patients with Diabetes

Data emerging from CVOTs of glucose lowering drugs are highlighting differences among drugs on cardiovascular disease beyond the effects of glucose lowering. Clinicians will need to change their approach to the management of patients with T2D.

January 18, 2019

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A Day in the Life of a PA Surgical Resident

PA Kimberly Mackey says choosing to complete the Norwalk/Yale post-graduate residency program is by far the best thing she has done for her career. She was exposed to surgical sub-specialties including trauma and had daily first-assistant opportunities in the operating room.

January 10, 2019

Take Time for Your Patients and Yourself

Jay Somers, MA, PA-C, DFAAPA, is an accomplished PA leader and owner of an outpatient psychiatric practice in Las Vegas. He recently sat down to host a Huddle Ask Me Session on mental health and answered questions about this important medical field.

November 29, 2018

Top 10 Skincare Secrets from Dermatology PAs

PAs who practice in dermatology are able to literally see conditions on the skin and the results of any treatments they prescribe — a reward that may be the biggest benefit of working in this specialty. Here are their top 10 tips to achieve healthy skin.

November 2, 2018

PA Uses Business Acumen to Improve Patient Care

Vice President of Operations Julie Gessin, PA-C, at New York-based Schweiger Dermatology Group, with 47 offices in New York and New Jersey and 600 employees, focuses on business operations to help improve patient care.

October 16, 2018

Deadly Mistake Averted: Leads to Better Procedures at Hospital

A medication error sustained by PA Corey Asbell following arthroscopic surgery led to new hospital procedures in the pharmacy rather than a lawsuit.

October 11, 2018

The Importance of Communication in Your PA Career

Here, I’d like to suggest some ways of improving communication at work, with the goal of greater vitality, presence, and connection to colleagues and patients.

October 9, 2018

Maine PA Experiences Challenges to Provide Psychiatric Care

Comprehensive training gives PAs the ability to work in different specialties throughout their careers. Maine PA Dana Green took advantage of this flexibility, but experienced challenges finding a job in a much-needed area of healthcare due to outdated state laws.

October 4, 2018

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