D.C. PA Helps Create Better PPE for Airway Procedures

When COVID-19 hit Washington, D.C., emergency medicine PA Amy Keim observed that the plastic drapes being used to decrease aerosolized particles during airway procedures weren’t cutting it. So she set out to make something better: the Airway Procedure Tent.

August 18, 2020

Hayden Mulligan without and with a mask

The COVID-19 Chronicles: PA Shares Frontline Account

Hayden Mulligan, PA-C, practices family medicine at a Duke University primary care clinic in Mebane, North Carolina. As COVID-19 cases in the U.S. began to spike, Mulligan chronicled her experiences, her feelings, and her fears in real-time. She shares her account of the first weeks of the pandemic.

July 31, 2020

The U.S. Army Reserve 811-1 Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force

US Army Reserve PAs Deployed to Assist in COVID-19 Response

With fewer than 48 hours notice, a unique cohort of United States Army Reserve PAs was pulled together to create the 811-1 Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force with a mission assignment to Stamford, Connecticut, to assist in the COVID-19 response.

July 9, 2020

Christophe E. Jackson playing the piano

Neurosurgery PA Combines Love of Music, Medicine, and Science

Bioengineering, music, and medicine don’t have much in common. But Christophe E. Jackson, PhD, DMA, PA-C, is enthusiastic about each, and he thinks the PA profession offers an opportunity to take advantage of the best of the three worlds.

May 21, 2020

Sarah Chobot

PAs on the Front Lines: Sarah Chobot in Palliative Care

Sarah Chobot, MPAS, PA-C, works in palliative care at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Chobot and her colleagues rely on technology to make sure their patients and families can connect.

May 13, 2020

PAs Amanda Battista, Rebecca Goldberg, Courtney McNulty, Megan Pandorf, Nicole Crystal and NP Sam Stallone

Behind the Scenes at Northwell Health as PAs Respond to COVID-19

Northwell Health in the New York City area has been at the epicenter of COVID-19 response. More than 13,000 patients have recovered within the health system’s facilities. Five PA leaders share how they redeployed staff, repurposed space, and created innovative practices.

May 11, 2020

PA Helps Transform Graduation Gowns Into PPE

Nathaniel Moore, PA-C, FAWM, created Gowns4Good to connect graduation gowns with healthcare workers who need PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, the organization has received requests for 67,980 gowns and has donated 4,623 gowns nationwide.

May 1, 2020

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