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Emergency Medicine PAs Say Preparation and Experience Lead to Success
According to the 2021 AAPA Salary Report, emergency medicine is the third-most popular specialty for PAs. In the October Huddle Ask Me session, AAPA brought together three experienced PAs to answer questions about entering, transitioning to, and thriving in emergency medicine.
December 7, 2021
D.C. PA Helps Create Better PPE for Airway Procedures
When COVID-19 hit Washington, D.C., emergency medicine PA Amy Keim observed that the plastic drapes being used to decrease aerosolized particles during airway procedures weren’t cutting it. So she set out to make something better: the Airway Procedure Tent.
August 18, 2020
How PAs Can Provide Compassionate Care to Survivors of Interpersonal Violence
AAPA enlisted Katherine Thompson, PA-C, a practicing PA in emergency medicine and urgent care for four years, to respond to Huddle’s Ask Me on interpersonal violence (IPV) and forensic medicine. Read her advice on how healthcare providers can identify and manage IPV survivors.
July 24, 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
How a Helicopter Crew Chief and Bioterrorism Expert Ended Up a PA
Johnnie Gilpen, PA-C, had a long and varied career by the time he was accepted to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center PA program in 2017. His unique career path led him to where he is today: an emergency medicine PA and an involved leader.
January 16, 2020