PA Volunteers Across the Country Inspire the Next Generation

During PA Week, physician associates volunteered their time to participate in AAPA’s Project Access initiative, visiting middle and high schools in four major metropolitan areas. In partnership with the CARES Mentoring Movement, volunteers gave insight into the PA profession, shared their experiences, and taught basic first aid techniques that the students replicated with their classmates.

October 15, 2026

PA Sarah Adsit is Increasing Access to Care in Montana, at her Town’s First Oncology Center

Only two years ago, in 2024, residents of rural Dillon, MT, who were diagnosed with cancer had to travel at least two hours to the city of Bozeman for treatment, a costly and time-consuming burden. But since then, PA Sarah Adsit has increased access to care for this community at the Oncology Clinic and Infusion Center at Barrett Hospital & Healthcare — the first local cancer treatment center for residents of Dillon and surrounding communities.

October 13, 2026

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity: Emergency Medicine PAs Provide Care at the FIFA World Cup

This year, the United States hosted 78 games across 11 cities as part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On July 9, during the match between France and Morocco in Foxborough, MA, six PAs in emergency medicine worked the game, ready to provide care as needed to the 65,000-plus players, staff, and fans in attendance—and to experience the exuberant energy and camaraderie of a World Cup match.

September 24, 2026

A Day in the Life of a Pulmonary PA: Patient Care, Leadership, and Community Health

PA Brian Bizik shares what an average day looks like as he balances practicing at a Federally Qualified Health Center in Idaho, overseeing urgent care clinics, and precepting for Idaho State University PA and NP programs. This November, he will be presenting at the world’s largest educational symposium on COPD, the GOLD International COPD Conference.

August 3, 2026

PAs Make a Lasting Impact in Remote Communities of the Peruvian Andes

PAs Joe Ciavarro and Patti Cuartas, along with 18 PA students, traveled thousands of miles to provide care in Cusco, Peru. Over the course of five days, they transformed community spaces into temporary clinics, treating predominantly indigenous farming communities.

July 30, 2026

On a Trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal, PA Jill Nelson Visited Medical Facilities to Learn about Wilderness Medicine

Jill Nelson recently spent two weeks trekking to Everest Base Camp in Nepal with the Wilderness Medicine Society. There, Nelson visited EverestER, as well as nearly hospitals and clinics, to learn about common conditions in wilderness medicine and treatment techniques, as well as how clinicians provide quality care with limited resources in the region that is home to Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.

July 17, 2026

PA Kirsten Brondstater Champions Inclusivity for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Communities

PA Kirsten Brondstater was told she would never work in medicine because of her hearing impairment. This only fueled her resolve, and she has since become a PA and earned a Doctor of Medical Science degree. Now, she advocates for appropriate accommodations and inclusivity in medical settings and beyond for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.

July 14, 2026

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