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American Academy of PAs Announces 2019 Individual Excellence Award Recipients

AAPA is pleased to announce its 2019 annual awards to PAs and their colleagues who have distinguished themselves in service to their patients and their communities, and who have been dedicated advocates for the PA profession.

April 16, 2019

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PA Finds Leadership and Management Certificate Program Life Changing

Betsy Davies calls her experience as a student in the CHLM and Northeastern PA/NP Leadership and Management Certificate “life changing” and thinks the certificate should be required for those who want to move into more administrative roles at their organizations.

April 16, 2019

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2019 Publishing Award Recipient Focuses on PA Burnout, Job Satisfaction

Bettie Coplan, MPAS, PA-C, is the recipient of this year’s Publishing Award as the lead author of the paper, “Burnout, job satisfaction, and stress levels of PAs,” published in the Journal of the American Academy of PAs.

April 15, 2019

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2019 Military Service Award Recipient is ‘Ambassador for the PA profession’

Over his 34-year medical career, Colonel David Hamilton, MPH, PA-C, the 2019 recipient of the Military Service Award, has helped to streamline healthcare, advocate for PAs, and help others. Throughout his career, he has completed several firsts for Army PAs.

April 15, 2019

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Husband and Wife MDs Awarded the 2019 Preceptor of the Year Award

B. Andy Le, MD and Linda Som, MD, serve underserved refugee populations in Phoenix, Arizona, and have precepted PA students for 10 years – providing them an opportunity to care for a diverse population, and earning them this year’s Preceptor of the Year Award.

April 15, 2019

2019 PA of the Year ‘Lives to Serve’ New Mexico’s Rural Communities

Matthew Probst, PA-C, is AAPA’s 2019 PA of the Year. Probst is the Chief Quality Officer and Medical Director at El Centro Family Health, where he is working to address the opioid epidemic and provide care to an underserved rural population.

April 15, 2019

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‘A Salesman for the Profession’: Meet the 2019 Eugene A. Stead Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Ted Ruback, MS, PA-C Emeritus, is the 2019 recipient of the Eugene A. Stead Lifetime Achievement Award. Dedicated to educating PA students and advocating for PAs, Ruback has served the PA profession for 40 years and has earned AAPA’s most prestigious award.

April 15, 2019

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2019 Outstanding Student Society is Spreading the Word about the PA Profession

This year’s recipient of the Outstanding Student Society Award is the Tufts University PA Student Society, whose members made a commitment to educating and giving back to their community through service, and educational events about the PA profession.

April 15, 2019

2019 PA Student of the Year is ‘a Natural Leader’

Heidi Rossow, a PA student in her clinical year at Jefferson College of Health Sciences and this year’s recipient of the PA Student of the Year Award, serves as a leader for her fellow students and is committed to advancing the PA profession.

April 15, 2019

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