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Colts, AAPA Team Up on New Partnership to Improve Mental Health Treatment in Indiana

AAPA and the Indianapolis Colts are teaming up on a new initiative to improve mental health in Indiana. The partnership, announced today will provide evidence and skill-based Mental Health First Aid© training from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing to 12 Indiana-based PAs.

May 23, 2022

AAPA 2022 Conference Highlights: Inspiring Words from PA, Astronaut, and Cancer Survivor Hayley Arceneaux

On Sunday, conference participants attended another round of hands-on CME sessions, heard from PA Hayley Arceneaux about her experiences as a cancer survivor and the first PA in space, and witnessed the unveiling of AAPA’s new brand campaign – PAs Go Beyond.

May 23, 2022

AAPA 2022 Conference Highlights: Mental Health Conversation with Two Professional Powerhouses

Thousands of PAs arrived in Indianapolis Friday and Saturday to commence AAPA 2022, the first national in-person PA conference in two years. Couldn’t join us this year? Get caught up with this highlight reel of Saturday’s events!

May 22, 2022

AAPA 2022 Attendees to Get Sneak Peek of New PA Brand

AAPA 2022 attendees will notice an exciting new theme front and center at conference this year – PAs Go Beyond! But it’s not just a theme; it’s our new brand campaign, and AAPA is excited to give conference-goers a sneak peek.

May 20, 2022

AAPA 2022: Project Access Reignite

Project Access is an initiative to inspire underrepresented minority students to pursue a career as a PA. Here’s how you can get involved – both during and after AAPA’s annual conference this month.

May 18, 2022

2022 PA of the Year Cares for Patients Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness

Joel J. Hunt, PA-C, is the 2022 recipient of the PA of the Year Award. A pioneer in street medicine, Hunt works as the Acclaim Director of Street Medicine at the JPS Health Network in Fort Worth, Texas, where he provides primary care to unsheltered and homeless individuals.

May 18, 2022

2022 PA Student of the Year Drawn to Profession by a Love of Science

Cassidy McCandless, MS, RD, is the 2022 recipient of the PA Student of the Year Award. A PA student at Missouri State University, McCandless leads nutrition education outreach projects and advocates for improving the PA student experience as the student member at large on the PAEA Board of Directors.

May 18, 2022

2022 Military Service Award Recipient Committed to ‘Paying it Forward’

With over 30 years of military service, including 17 as a PA, Col. Amy L. Jackson, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C, is the 2022 recipient of the Military Service Award. Jackson is the commander at Keller Army Community Hospital at the United States Military Academy, West Point, where she is the first PA to hold this position.

May 18, 2022

Inaugural 2022 AAPA Diversity Award Recipient Advocates for Faculty and Students of Color

Shani Fleming, MS, MPH, PA-C, is the 2022 recipient of the inaugural AAPA Diversity Award. An associate professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore PA program whose scholarship addresses the need for greater diversity in the PA profession, she also serves as the graduate school’s chief equity, diversity, and inclusion officer.

May 18, 2022

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