PA with a patient

Not on the Front Lines? Ways You Can Help With COVID-19 Response

AAPA is hearing from many PAs who want to offer their skills and abilities during the COVID-19 crisis but aren’t sure exactly how to help. Here is information and several suggested resources, whether you are a currently practicing PA, retiree, or a student.

April 8, 2020

PA Preston Gorman with Dr. Anthony Fauci

PA Diagnosed with Ebola Suffers Trauma After Long Isolation

In 2015, PA Preston Gorman was diagnosed with Ebola and spent a month in isolation getting treatment. He talks about the impact of being cut off from social contact—an experience many are currently going through because of the coronavirus.

April 1, 2020

Eric Holden tending to the foot of an injuring woman

For These Three PAs, Volunteering Leads to Meaningful Impacts

Healthcare services that PAs provide to communities free of charge often offer the biggest payback. Whether helping homeless populations, assisting in disaster recovery efforts, or caring for the uninsured, PAs volunteer their time and talents to help those less fortunate.

March 23, 2020

Rush University Medical Center

Rush University PAs Integral to Coronavirus Response

With new patients contracting coronavirus, COVID-19, daily in the U.S., PAs are on the front lines of the crisis response. Those at Rush University Medical Center are getting special training, setting up COVID-only emergency care, and using telemedicine to increase patient access to providers.

March 13, 2020

Angela Widler

Inspired by the Outdoors? Check Out Wilderness Medicine

David Braun, PA-C, and Angela Widler, PA-C, share a lifelong enjoyment of the outdoors. They co-founded the PAs in Wilderness Medicine special interest group to raise awareness of the specialty and the many wilderness medicine opportunities available to PAs and PA students.

March 12, 2020

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