Playing for the Team
PA Brooke Smith, a former WNBA player, traded in her basketball for a stethoscope.
June 27, 2017
PAs Providing Care at the Bottom of the World
PA Cliff Leonard is among the PAs who’ve traveled to the bottom of the world over the past decade to provide care to the researchers at the South Pole through the Center for Polar Medical Operations (CPMO). Part of the National Science Foundation’s U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), the center is operated by the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston.
May 1, 2017
PAs: The perfect bridge between medical and mental health
PAs, like Tracy Keizer, are the perfect bridge between medical and mental health. She practices in the 100-bed adult psychiatry unit of the Regions Behavioral Health System in St. Paul, Minn. Regions is a safety-net hospital providing care for patients with limited or no access to healthcare because of financial circumstances, insurance status or health conditions.
April 3, 2017
PA turns transplant team service into model of care
Since accepting a position in the transplant surgery service at the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) in Seattle, PA Monica Morrison has transformed the transplant team’s PA service into a model for other departments within the facility.
March 28, 2017
People magazine features PA’s mental health education project
People magazine recently featured the inspiring story of PA Willie Binion and his wife, Deb, and how they are honoring their son’s memory with a project aimed at helping mentally ill children and their families.
March 11, 2017
PA juggles work, MBA school, and basketball
PA Chris Braier has a multitude of goals so he’s become adept at juggling his career as a PA in orthopaedic surgery with MBA school, coaching high school basketball, and pending nuptials.
March 10, 2017
PA in orthopaedics saves patient’s life with generalist education
Among the millions of people who have dreamt of working in sports, only a small fraction of them have successfully turned those lofty dreams into real-life occupations. So when PA Sincer Jacob — a big time sports fan — landed a job at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, a practice that works with many of the city’s professional sports teams, he knew how fortunate he was.
March 2, 2017
PA leans in, embraces challenges, and expands care
Experience has taught PA Ratna Kanumury that having more than one pair of eyes on a patient can be tremendously beneficial. As director of PA services for the Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) in Illinois, she serves a dual role splitting her time between administrative duties and treating patients at Woodlawn Health Center, a safety net public health clinic on Chicago’s South Side where many residents live in deep poverty.
February 22, 2017
An American PA in the UK
The New England Journal of Medicine features a guest blog post by PA Megan Tetlow, from Fort Myers, Fla., who is working in Sheffield, England, as part of the UK's National Physician Associate Expansion Program. She practices in gynecologic oncology. Tetlow writes that she's always dreamed about living and working in another country, and now she wants to share what she's learned with other PAs.
February 8, 2017