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Tips for New PAs on How to Grow Your Role at Work

Are you a new PA who is ready to grow your role and increase responsibilities at work? Two members of the Early Career PA Commission, Allyson Hamacher, PA-C, and Jack Ward, PA-C, share tips for other early career PAs.

May 8, 2020

PAs on the Front Lines: Rick Kilgore Directs Jefferson County Task Force on COVID-19

James R. (Rick) Kilgore, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, is serving as the medical branch director of the Jefferson County, Alabama, COVID-19 task force. He views his appointment as a unique opportunity for a PA to contribute to the state’s COVID-19 response.

May 7, 2020

How COVID-19 is Affecting Hardin-Simmons University’s PA Program

COVID-19 has affected not only how we live, but how we learn. Barbara Quillin, MPAS, PA-C, the director of clinical education and an assistant professor at Hardin-Simmons University PA program in Abilene, Texas, talked to AAPA about the quickly shifting academic landscape.

May 6, 2020

Quantifying PA Productivity Can be Challenging

Measuring productivity in healthcare is important to determine contribution to care, revenue generation, and job performance; however, accurate measurement of a health professional’s productivity can be challenging. PAs are acutely affected when productivity measurements are quantified by financial contribution alone.

May 4, 2020

PA Helps Transform Graduation Gowns Into PPE

Nathaniel Moore, PA-C, FAWM, created Gowns4Good to connect graduation gowns with healthcare workers who need PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, the organization has received requests for 67,980 gowns and has donated 4,623 gowns nationwide.

May 1, 2020

New CMS Rule Provides Additional PA Practice Flexibility

CMS yesterday released additional regulatory flexibilities for PAs in response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. The Medicare and Medicaid Programs Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency interim final rule temporarily authorizes PAs to supervise diagnostic tests.

April 30, 2020

Pre-PA: Tips and Tricks to Help You on the Path to Becoming a PA

You’ve set your sights on becoming a PA student. Applying to PA school can be daunting, but we’re here for you along the way. These articles provide some tips and tricks to help make your journey to PA school as seamless as possible.

April 30, 2020

Working with Survivors of Sexual Violence Presents Unique Challenges

Sexual violence affects every demographic and every community, making it a serious public health concern. Proper identification of sexual violence and treatment is the first line in positive patient outcomes. Healthcare providers need to be aware of sexual violence as a factor for overall wellness.

April 30, 2020

A Day in the Life of PA Faculty and Clinician

Nicole S. Cournoyer, PA-C, faculty member at Thomas Jefferson University, started her career in a community-based oncology office. Teaching patients and family members about disease processes, medications and interventions led to lecturing then teaching full-time at her alma mater.

April 28, 2020