AAPA in the News

A new Forbes article summarized the PA profession's legislative and regulatory accomplishments across the country so far this year. The story includes quotes from AAPA CEO Jenna Dorn. 

Staff Care interviewed Ann Davis, MS, PA-C, vice president of constituent organization and advocacy for AAPA, about where the PA profession is headed an the future of PA practice authority. 

Health IT Analytics covered a recent policy brief from the National Rural Health Association, which explains that PAs can be a viable solution to rural health shortages and encourages the modernization of PA practice laws. 

The Omaha World-Herald published an op-ed by Kurt Schmeckpeper, PA-C, president-elect of the Nebraska Academy of PAs. 

The Las Vegas Review-Journal published an op-ed by Julie Thomas, PA-C, president of the Nevada Academy of PAs.

AAPA's response to a flawed study published in JAMA Dermatology was highlighted in media coverage about the findings. AAPA's statement, along with a quote from L. Gail Curtis, PA-C, MPAS, DFAAPA, president and chair of the AAPA Board of Directors, was included in MedPage Today and The Dermatologist

HealthIT Analytics interviewed Bianca Belcher, MPH, PA-C, Director of the Center for Healthcare Leadership and Management at AAPA, about the ways PAs and NPs contribute to healthcare teams. Belcher was a panelist at this year's Value-Based Care Summit: Population Health event in Dallas.

The Clinical Advisor covered the Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act, which modernizes outdated language specific to PAs. The article quoted L. Gail Curtis, PA-C, MPAS, DFAAPA, president and chair of the AAPA Board of Directors.

HealthLeaders spoke to  Sondra DePalma, MHS, PA-C, CLS, DFAAPA, AACC, director of regulatory and professional practice at AAPA, about the EHR Toolkit and why it’s important for EHRs to be optimized for use by PAs.