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AAPA 2023 Highlights: Research, Technology, and Innovation Redefining the Patient Experience

Over 7,000 PAs arrived in Nashville on Friday and Saturday to commence AAPA 2023! Couldn’t join us this year? Get caught up with this highlight reel of Saturday’s events!

May 21, 2023

Cross-Org Communication for Distribution

The four national PA organizations come together in the spirit of collaboration to form a collective known as the Cross-Orgs. While not an official governing body, the Cross-Orgs share collective responsibility for addressing important profession-wide issues like diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

April 25, 2023

Introducing the Nominating Work Group’s 2023 Endorsements

The Nominating Work Group is charged with recruiting, evaluating, and endorsing candidates to run for positions on the AAPA Board of Directors. We are pleased to announce the slate of candidates the NWG has endorsed to run in the 2023 AAPA Board of Directors and House of Delegates Elections.

April 21, 2023

AAPA Joins United Front on Value-Based Medicare Reimbursement Proposal for Primary Care

AAPA’s CEO Lisa M. Gables, CPA stresses the need to change the structure of the healthcare delivery system by strengthening the primary care workforce to provide preventive care, chronic disease management, and help address skyrocketing mental health and substance use problems.

April 5, 2023

What We’re Reading and Listening to During Black History Month

During Black History Month, check out some of the latest perspectives from voices across the PA profession – from a podcast about overcoming imposter syndrome to a closer look at the diversity of PA programs nationwide, and more.

February 8, 2023

AAPA President Orozco Attends White House Event to Mark the End of Buprenorphine X-waiver

The Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act, which eliminates the bureaucratic X-waiver and will improve access to care and save lives, was signed into law by President Biden. This is a critical step in addressing the nation’s opioid epidemic.

January 24, 2023

PA Ranks as #2 Best Healthcare Job by U.S. News & World Report

The 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Jobs rankings affirm once again that the PA profession is one of the best professions in America today. PA is ranked the #2 job in healthcare and, for the sixth year in a row, one of the top 5 overall jobs across all occupations.

January 10, 2023

AAPA Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

We believe strongly in the importance of the patient-provider relationship, and that this relationship functions most effectively when patients are presented with all the relevant and necessary information to make shared decisions in their care.

June 24, 2022

American Academy of PAs Announces 2022 Individual Excellence Award Recipients

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

May 25, 2022

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