Hospital ER PA and MD Make Three Changes to Improve Teamwork
PA and MD will talk at CHLM’s Executive Leadership Conference about the three changes they have made in the ER to collaborate as a team to better serve patients.
September 24, 2018
Nevada’s PA-Practice Laws Creating Barriers to Care
PAs are in a unique position to give back to their communities through volunteering, but some state laws are making it harder for them to do so. Nevada PA, Steven Xiao, shares his story about challenges he ran into in his quest to volunteer with his alma mater’s mobile health clinic.
September 20, 2018
PA Title Change Investigation Advances with Selection of Advisory Council Members
Members of an Advisory Council have been selected to serve as a resource to the independent firm(s) conducting the Title Change Investigation, which was launched earlier this year by AAPA’s Board of Directors at the request of the House of Delegates.
September 18, 2018
PA Julie Mueller Thrives in Remote Antarctica
PA Julie Mueller has twice spent short periods in Antarctica to provide medical care and will return for six weeks this winter. A common thread ties Antarctica to the isolated clinics where she works in Idaho, Wyoming, and Alaska.
September 18, 2018
6 Success Tips for PA School
PA students from around the country answered our question: what do you wish you’d known before you started PA school? Use their tips to make your didactic and clinical years successful.
September 14, 2018
Caring for Those Behind Bars Becomes PA’s Lifelong Profession
After working for more than 35 years in the New York State Department of Corrections, PA Bohdan “Ben” Darnobid never once “clocked out” after a hard day’s work feeling dejected. He chronicled his experiences in a self-published book, “Prison Doc, Thirty Five Years.”
September 13, 2018
Cleveland Clinic Excels at Integration and Development of PAs
Cleveland Clinic makes its PA workforce a priority. By providing structured onboarding, long-term career paths, and leadership opportunities, Cleveland Clinic excels at creating a PA-positive environment.
September 5, 2018
Everything You Want to Know About Hospital-Employed PAs
PAs employed by hospitals comprise 34.9% of PAs in the profession. Academic medical centers are the most common hospital employer, with nearly half (46.4%) of hospital-employed respondents working for them.
August 31, 2018
PA Aims to Stop Opioid Use Disorder Before It Starts
PA Afton Heitzenrater’s work with patients inspired her to develop a new product designed to limit prescribed intervals of medication which she hopes will save lives.
August 31, 2018