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Mental Health is Part of Everyone’s Health: Psychiatry PA Jessica Tabb Wants to Change the Narrative Around Mental Health Care

Psychiatry PA Jessica Tabb has worked with a wide age range of patients in a variety of settings, providing them with individualized care and helping them gain trust in mental health care. Also an advocate for health equity, she believes all PAs can help expand access to mental health care.

February 21, 2023

Focused on Efficiency: PA Kevin Riddleberger Develops In-Home, High-Acuity Care Delivery Model

For PA Kevin Riddleberger, improving care delivery models is both his passion and his profession. As the co-founder and chief strategy officer of DispatchHealth, Riddleberger leads a rapidly expanding network of providers who bring emergency and hospital medicine directly to the patient’s front door.

February 17, 2023

What We’re Reading and Listening to During Black History Month

During Black History Month, check out some of the latest perspectives from voices across the PA profession – from a podcast about overcoming imposter syndrome to a closer look at the diversity of PA programs nationwide, and more.

February 8, 2023

AAPA’s Priority Federal Legislation Reintroduced into 118th Congress

Advocacy action needed! AAPA calls on PAs to voice support for two bills recently reintroduced in the new Congress: the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (S. 131/H.R. 618), and the Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (S. 260/H.R. 704).

February 7, 2023

Legislation Authorizing PAs to Provide Treatment to Federal Workers Injured on the Job Reintroduced in 118th Congress

AAPA commends bill sponsors for reintroduction of the bipartisan, bicameral Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act. The bill will correct an outdated restriction and allow federal employees to receive treatment from PAs and NPs for care provided through federal workers’ compensation (FECA).

January 31, 2023

AAPA President Orozco Attends White House Event to Mark the End of Buprenorphine X-waiver

The Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act, which eliminates the bureaucratic X-waiver and will improve access to care and save lives, was signed into law by President Biden. This is a critical step in addressing the nation’s opioid epidemic.

January 24, 2023

PA Ranks as #2 Best Healthcare Job by U.S. News & World Report

The 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Jobs rankings affirm once again that the PA profession is one of the best professions in America today. PA is ranked the #2 job in healthcare and, for the sixth year in a row, one of the top 5 overall jobs across all occupations.

January 10, 2023

From Addiction and Tragedy, PA Josh Thornhill Treats Body and Soul

Josh Thornhill sees patients every day as a PA at NorthCrest Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Springfield, Tennessee. But on Tuesday evenings, Thornhill takes care of other people: approximately 100 men and women who come to an area church to confront their addictions and to deal with their anger, depression, and anxiety.

December 22, 2022

AMA House of Delegates Meeting Provides Opportunity to Continue to Build Relationships for PA Practice Advocacy

Last month’s interim meeting of the AMA’s House of Delegates (HOD) provided further opportunity to build relationships for PA practice advocacy. Representing AAPA’s State Advocacy and Outreach team, I was pleased to attend the meeting along with AAPA’s Liaison to the American Medical Association (AMA) and AAPA Board Director, David J. Bunnell, MSHS, PA-C, DFAAPA.

December 5, 2022