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PA James “Rick” Kilgore Prepares to Attend His 41st Consecutive AAPA Conference

PA James “Rick” Kilgore attended his first AAPA annual conference in 1982. Now, as he prepares for his 41st consecutive conference, he talks about his career in clinical research and more, his involvement in volunteerism at the local and national level; and what he is most looking forward to at AAPA 2023.

May 16, 2023

Major Marc Latta Focuses on Transformation

Major Marc Latta, DHSc, PA-C, has spent more than two decades in cardiac surgery, education, and aviation medicine. Now he navigates his own transformation while building Elevated Black Man, LLC, his organization that will address sociocultural traumatology by creating safe spaces for African American men to connect and grow.

February 28, 2023

Cardiology PA Viet Le Helps Pave the Way for More PA Researchers

Viet Le, preventive cardiology PA and associate professor of research at the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Utah, devotes much of his time to cardiovascular research. His clinical practice and research often go hand in hand as he treats complex cardiovascular diseases.

February 23, 2023

Mental Health is Part of Everyone’s Health: Psychiatry PA Jessica Tabb Wants to Change the Narrative Around Mental Health Care

Psychiatry PA Jessica Tabb has worked with a wide age range of patients in a variety of settings, providing them with individualized care and helping them gain trust in mental health care. Also an advocate for health equity, she believes all PAs can help expand access to mental health care.

February 21, 2023

Focused on Efficiency: PA Kevin Riddleberger Develops In-Home, High-Acuity Care Delivery Model

For PA Kevin Riddleberger, improving care delivery models is both his passion and his profession. As the co-founder and chief strategy officer of DispatchHealth, Riddleberger leads a rapidly expanding network of providers who bring emergency and hospital medicine directly to the patient’s front door.

February 17, 2023

From Addiction and Tragedy, PA Josh Thornhill Treats Body and Soul

Josh Thornhill sees patients every day as a PA at NorthCrest Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Springfield, Tennessee. But on Tuesday evenings, Thornhill takes care of other people: approximately 100 men and women who come to an area church to confront their addictions and to deal with their anger, depression, and anxiety.

December 22, 2022

PA Katherine ‘Kaesa’ GeeBah Footracer Believes Healthcare Can Make the World a More Equitable Place

Katherine “Kaesa” GeeBah Footracer followed a winding path to becoming a PA. Now, from volunteering on a Navajo Nation reservation during the pandemic to leading a pilot program called the COVID-Like Illness Outpatient Clinic, Footracer is helping to improve the healthcare landscape for all.

November 17, 2022

Through ‘She’s the Veteran,’ PA Brooke Jackson Kahn is Building a Community to Improve Women Veterans’ Mental Health

Army veteran and neurosurgery PA Brooke Jackson Kahn noticed a lack of mental health resources and community for women veterans – so she decided to create her own. Her nonprofit organization, She’s the Veteran, serves women veterans across the country.

November 9, 2022

Texas PA Provides Critical Psychiatric Care in El Paso Region

As a PA working at the designated Local Mental Health Authority in El Paso, Texas, Elisa Hock serves on the frontline of mental healthcare. Speaking from her own experience, she is adamant that PAs are integral to ensuring patients have timely access to psychiatric care.

October 13, 2022

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