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2020 Preceptor of the Year Aims to ‘Learn Something and Help Someone’ Every Day

Kurtis A. Manley, PA-C, DFAAPA, is the 2020 AAPA/PAEA Preceptor of the Year. Manley is a Navy veteran and a primary care PA in Kingman, Arizona, and has precepted more than 100 PA students over the last 18 years.

April 27, 2020

2020 PA of the Year Has Volunteered in Bolivia for More Than 20 Years

Nicole Dettmann, DSc, MPH, PA-C, is AAPA’s 2020 PA of the Year. Dettmann works in the emergency department at Newton Wellesley in Massachusetts and has volunteered with the Foundación de Salud del Rio Beni in Bolivia for more than 20 years.

April 27, 2020

2020 Military Service Award Recipient is Dedicated to Teaching and Training Others

Col. Richard A. Villarreal, PhD, PA-C, is the recipient of the 2020 Military Service Award. He is the Dean of Academics for the Medical Education & Training Campus in San Antonio, Texas, where he oversees 49 enlisted medical training programs.

April 27, 2020

Case Western Reserve University PA Program faculty and Class of 2021

2020 Outstanding Student Society Focuses on Expanding Access to Care

The Case Western Reserve University Charles L. Hudson Society is AAPA’s 2020 Outstanding Student Society. Last year, CWRU PA students focused on events and activities that promote diversity and expand access to care, especially for underserved groups in their community.

April 27, 2020

2020 PA Student of the Year is Committed to Advocacy and Social Justice

Delilah Dylan Dominguez is AAPA’s 2020 PA Student of the Year. A first-generation college student, Dominguez is in her second year of the Quinnipiac University PA Program and is on the Leadership Committee of the Student Academy of AAPA.

April 27, 2020

2020 Eugene A. Stead Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient is a ‘Fierce and Thoughtful Advocate’ for the PA Profession

Paul Lombardo, MPS-HSA, PA-C Emeritus, DFAAPA, is the 2020 recipient of the Eugene A. Stead Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award. Lombardo has held leadership roles in the New York State Society of PAs and in every national PA organization, including AAPA, NCCPA, PAEA, and ARC-PA.

April 27, 2020

American Academy of PAs Announces 2020 Individual Excellence Award Recipients

The American Academy of PAs is pleased to announce its annual awards to PAs who have distinguished themselves in service to their patients and their communities, and who have been dedicated advocates for the PA profession.

April 27, 2020

AAPA Applauds VA Governor Northam for Amending EO 57, Maximizing PAs in COVID-19 Response

AAPA commends Virginia Governor Ralph Northam for amending Executive Order 57 in order to allow licensed PAs with two or more years of clinical experience to practice without a collaborative agreement.

April 24, 2020

PA Author Writes Children’s Books for Primary Care Offices

A PA has found a second career writing a storybook series championing a healthy lifestyle. PA and author Ken Korber writes children’s books advocating for preventive medicine and the creation of "little health ambassadors" in his “Musical Adventures of Grace” series.

April 24, 2020