Students

PA Courtney Smith was determined to pay off her student loans as soon as she could. Here, she shares nine tips for how she and her family managed to be debt free within three years.

Blake Rogers elected to complete a month-long clinical rotation in Tanzania between his first and second year of PA school. There, he experienced firsthand the difference healthcare providers can make in international, rural communities.

2018’s PA Student of the Year winner embodies exemplary service, advocacy, and leadership to the PA profession. Blake Rogers coordinates volunteer activities, chairs social media committees, and participates in grassroots advocacy – all while making sure his homework is done on time.

Although his university’s PA program matriculates in January each year, Kristopher Roy Maday, MS, PA-C, Associate Professor and Program Director at University of Tennessee Health Science Center, thinks about things he wishes he would have said or done early on with his students that would have saved some difficult conversations later on.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced last week that PA students can now participate in the Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP). The VA awards scholarships to students receiving education or training to become a health professional.