Resources to Fuel Your Inner Researcher
Want to make an impact on the PA profession? The research team at AAPA has curated a series of resources just for you! Follow the links and check them out today.
March 27, 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
The Top 3 Reasons You Should Take the Salary Survey
Last year, there were approximately 40,000 downloads of the AAPA Salary Report. It’s clear that PAs value the data included in our annual Salary Report. Now you have a chance to be a part of the next Salary Report by taking the 2023 AAPA Salary Survey.
February 22, 2023
New Research on Challenges PA Students Experience from Application Through Completion
New research explores PA student challenges. In the first study, we explored the barriers PA students from diverse backgrounds experience when applying to PA school. In a second study, we looked at PA student burnout prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 2, 2022
What Barriers Stand Between PAs and Rural Settings, MUAs, and HPSAs?
Across the United States, there is a significant shortage of healthcare providers in rural communities. To identify PAs’ and PA students’ willingness to work in rural locations, medically underserved areas, and health professional shortage areas, we gathered information on these settings in the 2021 PA Practice Survey and the 2022 AAPA Student Survey.
October 12, 2022
Five Things You Might Not Know About PAs in Leadership
Almost 30% of PAs who responded to the 2022 AAPA Salary Survey served in an informal or formal leadership role within their workplace. To learn more about these PAs, we gathered information on key areas of difference.
August 12, 2022
Expert Insights on Barriers to Clinician Well-Being
During AAPA 2022 in Indianapolis, thought leaders across clinical professions came together for a day of learning and discussing best practices to improve the well-being of clinicians throughout their careers.
July 15, 2022
The Top 10 Highest Paying Specialties in the PA Profession in 2021
The PA profession includes clinicians who work in more than 60 specialties, ranging from family medicine and urgent care to transplant surgery and dermatology. In 2021, cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic surgery was the highest-paying PA specialty.
June 8, 2022
2022 Publishing Award Recipient Uncovers Reasons PAs Leave Their Jobs
Harrison Reed, PA-C, is the recipient of the Publishing Award as the lead author of the paper, “Reasons PAs leave their jobs,” using AAPA survey data and published in the Journal of the American Academy of PAs.
May 18, 2022