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Mentorship Club Benefits Pre-PAs, Students Before and During PA School

PA student Danielle Rauch experienced the benefits of the Pre-PA Mentorship Club at Marshall B. Ketchum University (MBKU). After two years as a mentee, she was accepted into MBKU’s PA program, and now serves as board member and mentor to its pre-PA club.

November 12, 2021

CMS Releases 2022 Physician Fee Schedule Rule

As part of the final 2022 Physician Fee Schedule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized numerous Medicare coverage and payment policies that directly impact PAs. This is a brief summary of key policy changes which are effective January 1, 2022.

November 10, 2021

Physician associate/physician assistant Glenn Buczkowski memorializes his father, a cancer victim, on his hockey helmet.

PAs Champion Cancer Patients in Hockey Game Fundraising Marathon

PAs Glenn Buczkowski and Andrew Case, will face off in Buffalo, New York, for opposing teams in an 11-day hockey marathon, beginning Nov. 14, to raise money for cancer patients and research.

November 10, 2021

PAs Asked to Encourage v-safe Use Among COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients

CDC is requesting that PAs and other vaccine providers encourage vaccine recipients to register in v-safe, CDC's new after vaccination health checker. CDC relies on PAs to recommend v-safe because they are a trusted point of contact with patients.

November 5, 2021

A Day in the Life of a PA in the Bureau of Prisons

PA Joshua Henderson decided to combine his interest in orthopaedics with his desire to serve his country and started his career with the U.S. Public Health Service, Federal Bureau of Prisons. He serves as a clinical PA at a high-security penitentiary in Florida.

November 5, 2021

What Your Patients and Healthcare Colleagues Should Know About PA Title Change

AAPA’s House of Delegates voted to change the profession’s title to physician associate in May. Since then, AAPA has been developing resources that demonstrate how title change provides clarity on PA value and the role of PAs in the delivery of healthcare.

October 25, 2021

PAs, Do You Know Your Value?

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, a nonpartisan agency, states that “PAs nearly always lower costs (and increase profits) for their employers.” PAs should use accurate data when measuring productivity and quantify their value to factor in benefits and costs.

October 19, 2021

Meet Two PAs Who Created a Free Mobile Clinic for Uninsured Patients

PAs Karla Rugamas and Ana Ruiz-Peña are committed to helping uninsured patients and underserved communities in the San Fernando Valley. So they created the Vida Mobile Clinic, which is donation-funded and volunteer run, and has so far provided more than 100 primary care visits.

October 13, 2021

Study Examines Impact of Depression on PA Professional Fulfillment

A new study in JAAPA examines the relationship between depression, anxiety, and professional fulfillment in PAs. Pre-COVID, 6% of PAs met the criteria for depression and 13% for moderate to severe anxiety. One in three PAs reported levels of burnout.

September 27, 2021

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