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PA Graduate Featured on TODAY Show Will Return to Navajo Nation to Practice

How do you sum up the importance of the PA profession in 20 seconds or less? University of Utah PA Program graduate Chanda Duncan was the spokesperson for the profession when PAs took over the TODAY Show Virtual Plaza during PA Week.

October 29, 2020

Get Updates on Family Medicine During 2021 We Are Family (Medicine) Conference

Ready for a primer on what you need to know as a PA in family medicine? Or do you need an update on the latest clinical practices? Join the inaugural AAPA We Are Family (Medicine) Conference, designed for those of all experience levels practicing in family medicine.

October 28, 2020

PA Founds Company to Help New Parents Build Perfect ‘Nest’

PA Nidhi Reva’s passion for providing accessible information to expectant women and families led her to launch her own company, Nested LLC. From starting her own business to volunteering overseas, Reva has built her career on caring for parents-to-be and underserved populations.

October 27, 2020

‘Healthcare Avenger’ and Social Influencer ZDogg MD to Keynote AAPA 2021

ZDoggMD will headline the general session at AAPA 2021 in Philadelphia to talk about the future of healthcare and the need to address clinician burnout. This will be a return visit to speak to PAs following his keynote at AAPA 2017.

October 26, 2020

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Missing PA Week? Look Back at a Few of Our Favorite Posts

PA Week 2020 is behind us, but the theme continues to ring true: PAs Are Essential. PAs and PA students celebrated the PA profession in a variety of ways. Here are a few favorite posts from this year’s PA Week.

October 23, 2020

What PA Students Can Learn From Bruce Lee – Seriously!

As a child of the ‘80s, Kristopher Maday, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA, grew up loving martial arts movies. Now, as a PA program director, the words of one of martial arts’ best teachers, Bruce Lee, resonate differently. Maday shares his favorite Lee quotes, and how they impact his own teaching philosophy.

October 23, 2020

NIH All of Us Research Program

AAPA and the PA Foundation are partnering with the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Research Program to raise awareness about the importance of participation in research.

Bailiegh Bostic, PA-S, and Julie Koo, PA-s

PA Students: Educate Yourself on Preventing Prescription Opioid Misuse

Combating today’s opioid epidemic is not just about treating addiction. Prevention is the first step in ensuring patient safety and reducing our nation’s overdose death rate. The PA Foundation provides online resources to prevent prescription opioid misuse.

October 19, 2020

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Learn How Implicit and Overt Bias Impact How You Practice

Health disparities around COVID-19 and greater focus on racial justice have highlighted the need for PAs to talk about how bias can impact healthcare. Deanna Bridge Najera, PA-C, discusses how biases may impact PA practice.

October 19, 2020

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