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PAs Anderson and Kent Make Career Pivots to Address Care Gaps in Rural Areas

PAs Jeff Anderson and Siobhan Kent are all too familiar with the issues rural communities face when finding healthcare. Through their work with Homeward Health, they are helping bridge the gap by offering alternative healthcare options to the community.

November 16, 2023

PA Christopher Dietrich Strives to Ensure Veterans Have Access to Behavioral Healthcare

PA Christopher Dietrich works with patients at Orion Behavioral Health Network, a private practice that offers comprehensive psychiatric services, and Banyan Alaska, a substance use disorder treatment facility, to provide much needed care to veterans in Alaska.

November 9, 2023

PA Teresa Lowe Advocates for Culturally Competent Care for Alaska Natives

PA Teresa Lowe grew up in Mountain Village, Alaska, a rural community where about 97% of the population is Alaska Native or American Indian. Today, as the Anchorage campus coordinator for the MEDEX Northwest PA Program, Lowe aims to help future PAs provide more compassionate care for these populations.

November 3, 2023

Raising Awareness for Breast Cancer Is a Personal Mission for PA Adriana Posadas

For many women, the pervasiveness of breast cancer continues to invoke a sense of fear and anxiety. But Adriana Posadas, a PA at the Women’s Center of Winchester, is helping to alleviate some of those fears among her patients.

October 27, 2023

Minority-Focused Shadowing Program Aims to Boost PA Diversity

Infectious disease PA Jina Saltzman noticed a lack of diversity in the PA profession over her nearly 20-year career and decided to do something to help. With a grant from the University of Chicago Medicine’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, she started the program Empowering Minority Pre-PA Students Through Healthcare Shadowing.

October 4, 2023

Kheira Bettir: A Very Classy PA

After immigrating to the U.S. at four years old, PA Kheira Bettir struggled to fit in. But after extensive studying and pure determination, she excelled. Now, as both an internal medicine PA and social media influencer, she inspires others in the PA profession.

October 4, 2023

For PA Mohammad Faisal, Teamwork is Key to Providing Care After a Mass Casualty Event

On one late Sunday night, 19 victims of a mass shooting in Baltimore, Maryland came to MedStar Harbor Hospital, a small community hospital, for care. Mohammad Faisal, an emergency medicine PA, walks through the events of the night, reflecting on how he and other providers worked together to stabilize every patient and transfer some of them to trauma centers for further care.

October 3, 2023

PA Student Kaleo Lee and Classmates Start a Donation Drive to Support Those Affected by the Maui fires in Hawaii

As a PA student on the Big Island in Hawaii, Kaleo Lee learned about the devastation caused by the wildfires in Maui—only an island away from him—and knew he had to do something. Along with his classmates, Lee started a donation drive and flew to Maui to help distribute items to those affected by the fires.

October 2, 2023

Three PA Students Traveled 7,800 Miles for Their Pediatric Clinical Rotation in Africa

PA students Katie Holliday, Elijah Netjes, and Sydney Smith jumped at the opportunity to serve their clinical rotation abroad and traveled to Point of Grace Academy, a boarding school that houses approximately 800 students near Kisumu, Kenya. There, they immersed themselves in the culture, treated hundreds of community members of all ages, taught a class, and had an unforgettable experience.

September 30, 2023

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