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2018 State Legislative Successes: PA-Positive Improvements

PAs around the country worked at the state level to move the profession forward. They were successful: All 50 states and the District of Columbia made PA-positive improvements to state laws and regulations.

January 24, 2019

Africa Calls PAs: Providing Medical Care on the Continent

According to the World Health Organization, Africa “confronts the world’s most dramatic public health crisis.” Six PAs who’ve practiced or volunteered in various African countries share their experiences and their motivations.

January 23, 2019

NYU Langone Health Focus on PAs a Game Changer

NYU Langone Health’s focus on the professional value of a PA to a healthcare organization, plus its system-wide approach to standardize recruiting, credentialing, privileging, onboarding, and orienting all PAs, led to being named among the first CHLM Employers of Excellence.

January 22, 2019

PA School Success: Embrace Opportunities and Challenges, Relieve Stress

Second-year PA student Joe Ballent jumped at the chance to be part of the first PA class at the St. George extension of the University of Utah’s program. He’s embraced challenges and opportunities and found a unique way to maintain balance.

January 18, 2019

What PAs Want in the Workplace: A Supportive Work Environment

Studies show that PAs provide high quality care and patient satisfaction ratings of PAs are on a par with physicians.

January 18, 2019

Improve the Management of CVD in Patients with Diabetes

Data emerging from CVOTs of glucose lowering drugs are highlighting differences among drugs on cardiovascular disease beyond the effects of glucose lowering. Clinicians will need to change their approach to the management of patients with T2D.

January 18, 2019

Hit the Reset Button Part 3: Healthy Eating in 2019

What do three PAs who have experience and expertise in counseling patients on healthy eating suggest following a holiday season of over-indulgent eating and drinking? In this third in a series of three articles, read their suggestions on how to hit the reset button.

January 11, 2019

How to Apply for AAPA Individual Excellence Awards 2019

The AAPA Individual Excellence Awards 2019 are all about recognizing you for the awesome things you’re already doing. We know that the application process may seem daunting, but it only takes a few minutes to get the recognition you deserve.

January 10, 2019

A group of residents dressed in scrubs pose in an OR

A Day in the Life of a PA Surgical Resident

PA Kimberly Mackey says choosing to complete the Norwalk/Yale post-graduate residency program is by far the best thing she has done for her career. She was exposed to surgical sub-specialties including trauma and had daily first-assistant opportunities in the operating room.

January 10, 2019

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