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2019-2020 Student Academy Board of Directors

PA Students in the Mile-High City

At AAPA 2019, students from all over the country met in Denver, Colorado to share ideas, network, and move the profession forward. Find out about all the student events and the decisions that affect all PA students.

June 28, 2019

PA Students: Experts Say Be Prepared to Treat Substance Use Disorder

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a public health crisis. At AAPA 2019, student attendees were given an opportunity to learn about SUD from a panel of PA experts in primary care and addiction medicine, and asked to consider careers in addiction medicine.

June 7, 2019

Volunteering in Immokalee, Florida: Finding My Purpose in Medicine

Elisa Gomez, a PA student at Florida State University, spent her spring break volunteering with FSUCares, a medical student organization devoted to serving underprivileged populations. In Immokalee, Florida, she reconnected with her motivations for becoming a PA.

May 24, 2019

Do’s and Don’ts for Writing a Strong CASPA Personal Statement

The CASPA personal statement is a chance to simply be yourself and demonstrate your commitment to becoming a PA. Invest some time in writing and polishing so the admissions committee will say, “I want to meet this applicant in person.”

May 15, 2019

Brittany Hager and Kathryn LaFleur smiling

A Primary Care PA Answers Your Most Pressing Questions

Kasey Brundidge, a primary care PA, sets the record straight on PA students’ most pressing practice questions. Here, she addresses the wide range of medical knowledge needed, patient volume, burnout, salary, and schedule questions.

April 25, 2019

Student Interprofessional Program Contributes to Healthcare Teamwork

IMPACT, the interprofessional training program at MGH Institute of Health Professions, is required of all healthcare graduate students and helps to ensure that they understand what different team players contribute to patient care.

April 18, 2019

AAPA 2019: 9 Things Students Shouldn’t Miss

AAPA 2019 offers many exciting events and opportunities for student attendees. Check out these nine events, and get pumped for Denver! Still on the fence? Read what past attendees want to share with their fellow PA students.

April 10, 2019

Lee in attendance of the three day MHFA instructor training

PA Student Juggles Academics and Mental Health Outreach

When the PA Foundation launched its Mental Health Outreach Fellowship in 2018, its inaugural cohort included only one PA student. Hwal Lee’s passion for mental health led him to coordinate outreach efforts while juggling his responsibilities as a student.

March 29, 2019

Julie Torres and Joe Torres next to a lake in the mountains

Changing Careers and Cross-State Commutes: Julie Torres’s PA Student Journey

Julie Torres started her career as an elementary school teacher in Colorado. She is now a second-year PA student in Oklahoma, cross-state commuting to see her husband and family for the duration of her PA program.

March 28, 2019

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