Kris Pyles-Sweet, MS, PA-C; Travis Randolph, PA-C; Emily WhiteHorse, Ph.D., PA-C; Melissa Ricker, PA-C

Insider Tips on Popular PA Specialties

PAs know that career flexibility is a built-in benefit of the profession. But it can be overwhelming to think about transitioning specialties. Do you have enough experience? What’s the best way to get your foot in the door? Four experts share their insights.

December 4, 2020

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What Makes a Good PA Professor? These 7 Ps

Kristopher R. Maday, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA, is a committed and passionate PA educator. He shares what his own favorite professors have in common, and how he strives to make PA school educational and fun for his own students.

November 18, 2020

Nidhi Reva with a poster for Nested

PA Founds Company to Help New Parents Build Perfect ‘Nest’

PA Nidhi Reva’s passion for providing accessible information to expectant women and families led her to launch her own company, Nested LLC. From starting her own business to volunteering overseas, Reva has built her career on caring for parents-to-be and underserved populations.

October 27, 2020

A telehealth visit

PAs Embrace Telemedicine After COVID-19 Jumpstart

Although most PAs did not use telemedicine in their practices before COVID-19, AAPA’s Research Department reports in a recent data brief that PAs are now embracing telemedicine to provide remote, high-quality care to their patients. Several comment on how their jobs have changed.

October 16, 2020

Horses on the street in Wheeler County

Frontier Medicine: One County, One PA

Amanda Roy, PA-C, is the only healthcare provider for all of Wheeler County, Oregon. She discusses what she finds rewarding about frontier medicine, the significance of precepting in her career, and what it means to her that her patients trust her so much.

September 4, 2020

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

Q&A with PA Leader Clair Kuriakose

Clair Kuriakose, MBA, PA-C, is a high achiever. She sets goals for herself, achieves them, and then strategically lays out her next steps. She finished PA school, got her MBA and Lean Six Sigma certification, and now leads advanced practice providers at Stanford Health Care.

August 4, 2020

Nisha McKenzie and Deanna Najera

2 PAs Give 5 Tips on Long-Acting Reversible Contraception

Two PAs practicing in women’s health, Nisha McKenzie, PA-C, and Deanna Bridge Najera, PA-C, share their tips for Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC). Dispelling misinformation, being mindful of patient experience, getting proper training, and addressing safety concerns are key.

August 3, 2020

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