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Feeling Unfulfilled? You Might Need a New Job

Changing jobs is one of the most impactful ways of creating positive change in your PA career. Is it time for you to move on from a position that is no longer inspiring, sustainable, or financially rewarding?
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8 Networking Tips for PAs

No matter your career stage, networking plays a vital role in landing the position that’s right for you. Join AAPA to access a network that’s 60,000 PAs strong and use these eight tips to help you polish your networking skills.
Johnnie Gilpen in 1996 stationed in Tunisia

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.
The winners of the CHLM Employer of Excellence award

Learn About Best APP Models From These Employers

How do you recruit and retain the best PA talent at your workplace? Among those with excellent hiring potential are PA employers that have advanced practice provider (APP) structures formed to offer management and leadership opportunities for PAs and NPs.
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Locum Tenens Offers Work/Life Balance and a Fresh Start

PAs can turn to locum tenens as a full-time career alternative that allows them to take control of their own schedule, establish a better work/life balance, and enjoy a regular change of scenery.
Dana Urban with her classmates

PA Inspires Patient to Follow in her Footsteps

Dana Urban has known she’s wanted to be a PA since she was 12 years old. In 2005, she met Amanda Asaro, MPAS, PA-C, who was part of her healthcare team. Asaro’s compassion, kindness, and care made a lasting impact on her patient.
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PA in Critical Care Shares 4 Crucial Tips

Erin Stutz, PA-C, started her career in hospital medicine and currently works in critical care in upstate New York. With her experience in both specialties, Stutz shares her top four tips for any PA who is caring for a critically ill patient.