November 2009 - Posts

Fixing the Problem with Primary Care
November 13, 2009 12:05 PM by Heather Simons

A recent article in The New York Times discusses how " Primary Care's Image Problem " is leading the vast majority of med students into specialties over primary care and how the patient-centered medical home model could alter the course of this alarming Read More...

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PA, 2 NPs Among Victims at Fort Hood
November 10, 2009 2:29 PM by Terri Schaefer

Physician assistant Michael G. Cahill, 62, of Spokane, Wash., was one of 13 victims of the attack at Fort Hood on Thursday. He worked as a civilian PA in the clinic where the shooting occurred. From an AAPA statement : Michael was a practicing PA with Read More...

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An AFPPA Success
November 6, 2009 10:57 AM by Terri Schaefer

I'm back in Pennsylvania after two days at the AFPPA Fall CME Conference and Exhibition at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix. Upon my arrival at the conference, I was excited to hear the organization had broken all previous attendance records, with Read More...

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ATSU-ASHS Alumnus Appointed to ARBoPA Board by Ariz. Gov.
November 4, 2009 3:07 PM by Heather Simons

A.T. Still University Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) alumnus Geoffrey Hoffa, PA-C, was recently named to the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants (ARBoPA) by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. He will replace Randy Danielsen, PhD, Read More...

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Florida PA and Nurse Create Educational Tool
November 3, 2009 10:42 AM by Heather Simons

Since early 2009, Slava Makler, PA-C, BS, and Nadia Fakira, RN, BA, MA, have dedicated their time to improving patient care on the neurosurgical floor where they work at Florida Hospital in Orlando. With the goal of inspiring passion and reigniting a Read More...

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