PAs in Oncology Report Burnout and High Satisfaction
Compassion Fatigue Contributes to Emotional Tolls. By Eric Tetzlaff, MHS, PA-C, DFAAPA.
May 26, 2020
Neurosurgery PA Combines Love of Music, Medicine, and Science
Bioengineering, music, and medicine don’t have much in common. But Christophe E. Jackson, PhD, DMA, PA-C, is enthusiastic about each, and he thinks the PA profession offers an opportunity to take advantage of the best of the three worlds.
May 21, 2020
Tips for New PAs on How to Grow Your Role at Work
Are you a new PA who is ready to grow your role and increase responsibilities at work? Two members of the Early Career PA Commission, Allyson Hamacher, PA-C, and Jack Ward, PA-C, share tips for other early career PAs.
May 8, 2020
Quantifying PA Productivity Can be Challenging
Measuring productivity in healthcare is important to determine contribution to care, revenue generation, and job performance; however, accurate measurement of a health professional’s productivity can be challenging. PAs are acutely affected when productivity measurements are quantified by financial contribution alone.
May 4, 2020
A Day in the Life of PA Faculty and Clinician
Nicole S. Cournoyer, PA-C, faculty member at Thomas Jefferson University, started her career in a community-based oncology office. Teaching patients and family members about disease processes, medications and interventions led to lecturing then teaching full-time at her alma mater.
April 28, 2020
2020 Preceptor of the Year Aims to ‘Learn Something and Help Someone’ Every Day
Kurtis A. Manley, PA-C, DFAAPA, is the 2020 AAPA/PAEA Preceptor of the Year. Manley is a Navy veteran and a primary care PA in Kingman, Arizona, and has precepted more than 100 PA students over the last 18 years.
April 27, 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
4 Non-Salary Negotiations PAs Need to Consider
For most professionals, the words “negotiate” and “salary” often go hand-in-hand. But when employers can’t increase your salary offer, you may find them willing to increase or improve other areas of the benefits package to entice you to work for them.
April 21, 2020
You’ve Been Hacked! Lessons Learned from a Cyber Breach
A small Texas practice’s electronic health records were hacked and held for ransom. For days, while pen and paper kept the practice going, a PA wondered whether she’d face a financial hit from the cyber breach.
April 10, 2020