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Connecticut is now a member of the PA Licensure Compact, following this week’s signing of HB 7287!  

Oceana Community Health, a medical center in Florida, is working with local PAs and PA students to help hundreds of women in an underserved community receive high-quality, compassionate care, including routine breast cancer screenings.

This year, AAPA is pleased to welcome 45 physician associates to join the ranks of the Distinguished Fellows (DFAAPA) Program. Recognized for their commitment to advancing the PA profession and the health of their communities, Distinguished Fellows are the association’s most dedicated members.

New Hampshire just became the third state to adopt “physician associate” as the official title for PAs, signaling growing nationwide recognition and momentum for title change.

From title change legislation to federal advocacy, it's been a busy month. Our advocacy efforts are working - let's keep it going!

Every month, Jordan Braman, DMSc, PA-C, EMT-P, steps away from his full-time role in the ICU in Chelsea, Michigan, and travels to New Mexico to work a 96-hour shift as a flight PA for an air medical transport service. He and his crew serve a sprawling, mostly rural region in southeastern New Mexico, responding to numerous inter-facility patient transfers and high-stakes emergencies in remote locations.

Maine became the second state to change the title of the PA profession to physician associate with LD 1166 becoming law. Oregon previously adopted the updated title in April 2024. 

AAPA and APAOG have joined the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and numerous other organizations dedicated to public health and evidence-based healthcare in an open letter to payers and insurers. The letter urges them to continue making the COVID-19 vaccine available to pregnant people without excessive administrative hurdles or cost-sharing requirements.

Sabrina Leonard was inspired to join the healthcare field after a traumatic event impacted her family. Now, as a PA student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Leonard has made time for advocacy efforts that are important to her. She hopes to encourage other PAs to use their voices to make an impact in the PA profession and their communities.