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Steve Hanson is the Next AAPA President

Published December 22, 2008 11:37 PM by Stephen Cornell

California PA Stephen H. Hanson is the winner of the special election for American Academy of Physician Assistants president-elect.

Hanson takes office immediately and will serve as president-elect through June 9, 2009. He will be AAPA president from June 10, 2009, to June 9, 2010.

From the AAPA announcement:

Steve was elected in a special election conducted December 12 – 19, 2008 to fill the vacancy caused by the November 12, 2008 death of Paul Robinson, AAPA president elect. Four other candidates (James Anderson, Sandra Keavey, Patrick Killeen, and Robert Wooten) ran for the president-elect position. In accordance with AAPA bylaws, the voters were the 2009 delegates to the AAPA House of Delegates. They voted electronically between December 12 – 19, 2008.

Steve Hanson has many past years of AAPA leadership experience. He served on the AAPA Board of Directors from 2000 – 2005, holding the positions of Second Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates and Vice President/Speaker of the House of Delegates from 2002 to 2005. Most recently, he was the Liaison Coordinator from 2006 – 2008, managing AAPA’s 17 medical liaisons to physician organizations. He has been a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants since 1982.

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3 comments

This is the 448th and final post to the ADVANCE Blog for PAs in 2008. Check back on Jan. 2 for the first

December 31, 2008 12:03 PM

Congratulations Mr. Hanson. Good luck in 2009.

Ron December 24, 2008 6:34 PM
PA

What is crucial to the solution "What Is a Physician Assistant?" Practicing PAs, AAPA, local academies, PAEA, and PA students need to mobilize PA practice.  We do not need practicing PAs battle legislature battle.  Whereas the academy is our 13 member alliance 'advancing' legislature, the PA profession needs our academys' mobilization.  Mobilization is crucial.  PAs have worked with the AAPA, who has worked with our medical liaisons, who has worked with local academies, who has worked with the PAEA.  These alliances are crucial to mobilize PA practice.  Congratulations to our president-elect and the AAPA.

Ed , PA-C - Radiology December 23, 2008 11:26 AM

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