PA Personal and Professional Development
Physician Assistants exercise leadership skills in all levels of their personal and professional lives - in their clinical practices, volunteer organizations, families, and community outreach. Recognizing this, the AAPA Leadership and Professional Development Council manages the PA Toolbox to provide you with the resources or tools that you need to enhance your development.
The toolbox is an evolving tool used to support PA's through their careers. We are consistently revising and expanding the resources provided. We welcome your feedback. Please send comments to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Some tools found in the toolbox are accessible to AAPA members only. If you are interested in becoming an AAPA member, you can apply on-line.
LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT
The AAPA, through the work of the Leadership and Professional Development Council (LAPD), is committed to developing a culture of leadership excellence throughout the profession. The Leadership and Professional Development Council prepared a position paper to support a resolution to the House of Delegates. The resolution proposes a philosophy of leadership for the Academy, and explains the need for the resolution. The philosophy is based upon the following four principles:
- Leadership is defined by knowledge, skills, and abilities, rather than by position or title.
- The core competencies of leadership can be learned, and the learning is a life-long process.
- PA leaders value diversity and practice inclusion.
- PA leaders identify and mentor future PA leaders.
SAAAPA's Commitment to Leadership Excellence (PDF)
ISSUE BRIEFS
- The principle that PA leaders value diversity and practice inclusion (PDF)
- How to identify future PA leaders (PDF)
- How to mentor future PA leaders (PDF)
Leadership Opportunities
Leadership Identification Program
Constituent Organzation Leadership Recruitment Program
