A Day in the Life of a PA in Orthopaedics

Travis Randolph, PA-C, practices orthopaedics and is the Clinical Director of Sports Medicine at West Virginia University. In a day, he sees it all – surgery, MRIs, sutures, and more.

April 16, 2018

Early-Career PAs Share Leadership Advice

At AAPA’s 2018 Leadership and Advocacy Summit, four PA panelists spoke passionately about the value of leadership for young PAs and the need to make leadership an early-career priority.

April 4, 2018

PAs and Consent to Settle

AAPA Insurance offers consent to settle with no hammer clause, and might be the right choice for you.

April 4, 2018

PA Leads Cheers for Philly Eagles and Her Patients

The medical scrubs she wears to the urgent care center are drastically different than the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleading uniform she wears on game day. But whether PA Snow Feng is cheering in front of a worldwide audience or attending to a patient one-on-one, she remains focused on her practice, her community and her team.

March 14, 2018

PA Executive: Javier Esquivel-Acosta

Physicians have traditionally filled the roles of medical directors. However, with the right background and determination, many PAs have shown they, too, have what it takes to be successful in those positions. One prime example is PA Javier Esquivel-Acosta, who for several years served as associate medical director at the Foothill Community Health Center (FCHC) in San Jose, Calif. The center oversees a number of local health clinics throughout the area.

November 3, 2017

AAPA Responds to NCCPA PANRE Alternative Pilot Process

The National Commission on the Certification of PAs (NCCPA) announced its upcoming pilot program to test an alternative to the Physician Assistant National Recertifying Exam (PANRE) set to begin in January 2019 for PAs who otherwise would be required to take the PANRE in 2018 or 2019.

October 4, 2017

What You Always Wanted to Know About EMPAs, But Were Afraid to Ask

In this article written for the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians, the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA) provides a brief history of emergency medicine PAs (EMPA), gives a primer on PA training and discusses EMPA onboarding and utilization.

September 26, 2017

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