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2021 Preceptor of the Year Always Has a Student by Her Side

Katie Sorensen, MSPAS, PA-C, is the 2021 recipient of the AAPA/PAEA Preceptor of the Year Award. Sorensen practices general surgery in Duluth, Minnesota, has been precepting for 10 years, and provides resources and advice to thousands of students via social media.

May 26, 2021

2021 PA of the Year Serves Her Community Through Street Medicine

Ho’onani (Nani) Cuadrado, MSPAS, PA-C, is the 2021 recipient of the PA of the Year Award. Cuadrado is the Program Director of Valley Health Partners Street Medicine and has dedicated her career to serving persons experiencing homelessness and victims of sex trafficking.

May 26, 2021

2021 Outstanding Student Society Didn’t Let the Pandemic Hold them Back

The Morehouse School of Medicine Henry Lee “Buddy” Treadwell PA Student Society is AAPA’s 2021 Outstanding Student Society. Throughout 2020, the society held a variety of events including a town hall focused on diversity in the profession, a food drive, and more.

May 26, 2021

2021 Publishing Award Recipient Conducted First Survey of Transgender Healthcare Curricula in PA Education

Joanne Rolls, MEHP, MPAS, PA-C, is the 2021 recipient of the Publishing Award. Her article, “Curricular Approaches to Transgender Health in Physician Assistant Education,” is the first national survey of healthcare curricula in PA education.

May 26, 2021

AAPA House of Delegates Votes to Change Profession Title to Physician Associate

The AAPA House of Delegates (HOD) today passed a resolution affirming “physician associate” as the official title for the PA profession by a majority vote of 198 to 68. The vote followed deliberation by the HOD and study by an international marketing and communications firm.

May 24, 2021

AAPA Provides Update on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives to Date

AAPA has spent the past year listening, learning, and building strategies and initiatives to enhance diversity in the profession and to address health inequities among patients. Although our work is just a start, here is an update on AAPA’s DEI efforts.

May 24, 2021

University of Washington, Wagner College Receive Top Marks in the 2021 JAAPA Student ePoster Contest

Despite a pandemic, there was no slowing down PA research this year. JAAPA’s annual Student ePoster Contest received many submissions from around the country and accepted 72. The winners are…research from the University of Washington and Wagner College!

May 24, 2021

Rule Change Provides More Flexibility to PAs Ordering Diabetic Shoes

Due to 2020 policy changes, PAs, in certain circumstances, are now allowed to order therapeutic shoes. While the ability to order diabetic shoes is now somewhat more permissive, the practice is still cumbersome and continues to contain unnecessary restrictions on PAs.

May 21, 2021

PA Students: Don’t Miss These Events at AAPA 2021

Conference may look a little different this year, but that means it’s easier than ever for you to attend! Join us May 23 – 26 for AAPA 2021 (from wherever you may be!) and for these events developed specifically for PA students.

May 20, 2021