PAs Go Beyond Archives

Texas PA Helps Expand Donor Pool for Heart Transplants

Timothy Wombacher, PA-C, who practices in cardiothoracic surgery at Medical City Healthcare in Dallas, Texas has dedicated most of his career to cardiovascular disease and can attest to the value of DCD through firsthand experience. In December 2021, he assisted in the first DCD cardiac transplant performed in the state of Texas.

February 18, 2022

Kathryn Reed Makes Her Mark on the PA Profession

Kathryn Reed has only been a practicing PA for a few years, but she’s already focusing her work on solving problems and finding solutions. From small inefficiencies to larger systemic issues, Reed has been working to address health inequities and diversify the PA student body.

February 8, 2022

Back to Earth: First PA, Youngest American Reflects on Historic Flight to Space

Hayley Arceneaux, PA-C, reflects on her experience as the first PA and youngest American in space, the training leading up to launch day, bonding with crewmates, and how being a PA prepared her to go out of this world.

January 28, 2022

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

PA Soccer Referee Finds Work-Life Balance

PA Ekaterina Koroleva officiates soccer games for at the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and consults on cases involving senior citizens’ potential visits to the ER to add up to “living her dream” through an “accessible and balanced life.”

August 4, 2021

Barriers to Care: Four PAs Talk About Serving Rural Communities During the Pandemic

Four PAs talk about the barriers to care in rural communities they’ve experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, including office space limitations and vaccine hesitancy, and new legislation that might help draw more PAs to practice in rural communities.

August 3, 2021

Transplant Surgery PA Helps Turn Tragic Endings into New Beginnings

Giving someone a second chance at life is an extraordinary opportunity. And even though she’s done it well over one thousand times throughout her career, Georgeine Smith, lead PA of transplant surgery at the Penn Transplant Institute, says each case is uniquely rewarding.

July 28, 2021

Emergency Medicine PA Braves Alaskan Tundra to Lead Iditarod Race Medical Team

Temperatures as low as 40 below; nights in a sleeping bag; and daily meals of oatmeal, beans, and rice may sound like torture – but not to Thomas Barale, PA-C, who led the medical team for the 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

July 9, 2021

PAs Take Pride in Improving Access to Care for LGBTQ Patients

Three PAs who have focused their careers on caring for LGBTQ patients discuss the current state of healthcare for this patient population, the need for continuing education, the challenges some LGBTQ patients face, and the opportunities available for PAs to help.

June 14, 2021

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