AAPA Reflects on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021
In honor of Dr. King, AAPA reaffirms our commitment to empowering PAs with information, tools, and resources to address health inequities.
January 15, 2021
Convenient Care Association Voices Support for Eliminating Barriers to Employing PAs
The Convenient Care Association (CCA), the national trade association of companies and healthcare systems that provide consumers with healthcare in retail-based locations, recently voiced its support for eliminating the requirement for a specific relationship between a PA and a physician.
January 14, 2021
I’m a PA in the U.S. Public Health Service
Lieutenant Junior Grade German S. Herrera, MPAS, PA-C, USPHS, had a love of science and a desire to help people. The United States Public Health Service – with its scholarship opportunities, benefits, and guaranteed job placement – was a perfect fit for him.
January 12, 2021
PA Named Best Overall Job in 2021 by U.S. News & World Report
PA rose to the No. 1 spot on U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Jobs list. The rankings factor in important aspects of a job including growth potential, work-life balance, and salary.
January 12, 2021
How a Childhood in Bosnia Inspired This PA’s Career
Jasmina Salcinovic-Spahic, DMSc, MMSc, MHA, PA-C, DFAAPA grew up in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and lived there through the Bosnian War. Her childhood experiences inspired her to pursue a career in medicine after her family emigrated to the United States.
January 8, 2021
PAs Who Got Vaccine Implore Others to Stand with Healthcare Community
Four PAs on the front lines of the pandemic share their reasons for getting the COVID-19 vaccine. They have witnessed unimaginable loss this year, and implore us all to stand with the healthcare community and get the COVID-19 vaccine.
January 7, 2021
Four Emergency Medicine PAs Share Reasons for Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine
As the first vaccines roll out to healthcare workers around the country, four emergency medicine PAs share their reasons for getting the COVID-19 vaccine, talk about how they address vaccine hesitancy with their patients, and share some of their frontline experiences.
January 5, 2021
Could Rheumatology Be the Right Specialty for You?
The rheumatology specialty faces personnel shortages that may worsen as the population ages while rheumatologists retire. That’s why AAPA is offering new Rheumatic Learning curriculum which delivers a patient-case based simulated experience.
January 4, 2021
AAPA President: PAs Have an Opportunity to Lead and Build Trust in COVID-19 Vaccines
AAPA President Beth Smolko shares her own personal COVID-19 story and is heartened by what PAs are doing to build public trust in COVID-19 vaccines. AAPA is now sharing tools and information to help you talk to your patients about the vaccines.
December 28, 2020