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U.S. News’ top 3 tips to PA wannabes
August 6, 2010 10:33 AM by Michael Gerchufsky
U.S. News and World Report today posted an article about the PA profession in the “Best Graduate Schools” section of its website. “Why Physician Assistant School May be Right for You,” the subhead of which proclaims, “It's one of the fastest growing careers Read More...
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Marquette launches PA emergency medicine fellowship
July 26, 2010 9:42 AM by Michael Gerchufsky
The Marquette University PA program in Milwaukee last week announced the launching of a postgraduate emergency medicine fellowship . The one-year postgraduate certificate program is a collaboration with Aurora-Sinai Medical Center and Children’s Hospital Read More...
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A Glimpse Inside the Cadaver Lab
June 10, 2010 2:15 PM by Terri Schaefer
In the past few years, there have been more and more PA students chronicling their experiences in blogs (In fact, check out our ADVANCE student blogs here and here ). I really liked yesterday’s post at “Katie's Exciting Adventures in PA School Land.” Read More...
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Will There Be Jobs for Canadian PAs?
May 27, 2010 10:46 AM by Terri Schaefer
The first class of 21 PA students at McMaster University in Ontario are graduating this August, with “nothing but faint promises from the provincial health ministry that jobs will be found for them in the health system,” according to an article in The Read More...
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Physician Assistant Degree Ranked No. 1
May 24, 2010 2:35 PM by Heather Simons
A degree in physician assistant studies was named No. 1 in a list of master's degrees that would provide the best opportunities, based on salary and employment, over the next decade, according to ABC News . The report, posted yesterday, focuses on Shane Read More...
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PAs Increasingly Likely to Work in Specialties
May 21, 2010 11:33 AM by Heather Simons
Physician assistants are increasingly more likely to head into specialties such as surgery and emergency medicine rather than primary care, according to the News & Observer . Researchers at the Duke University PA program studied the job choices of Read More...
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Quinnipiac PA Students Volunteer in the D.R.
May 19, 2010 2:34 PM by Heather Simons
Physician assistant students at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., received recognition in the New Haven Register this month for their volunteer work in the Dominican Republic. In January and March, the students volunteered with Health Horizons International, Read More...
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Introducing the New Grad/Senior Student Center
May 18, 2010 1:23 PM by Terri Schaefer
We're excited about a new feature that went live on our Web site today--the New Grad/Senior Student Center . We've compiled some information from our site that is useful for graduates and senior students and made it easy for you to find in one spot, such Read More...
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UNM PA Students Involved in Blood Test Blunder
May 17, 2010 12:36 PM by Heather Simons
In the past week, several news stories--including blog entries and videos--have reported on an incident involving University of New Mexico physician assistant students. The students, who were performing complimentary blood sugar tests at the Indian Pueblo Read More...
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New PA Program Planned for West Virginia
May 10, 2010 11:56 AM by Terri Schaefer
The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register reported over the weekend that West Liberty University in West Liberty, W.Va., plans to offer a PA program to begin in the fall of 2011. According to university president Robin Capehart, work to develop the master’s Read More...
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AAPA President Endorses PAs in Letter to the Editor
May 6, 2010 10:46 AM by Heather Simons
In a letter to the editor on May 3, AAPA president Stephen Hanson responded to an opinion piece published on April 10 in The Bakersfield Californian called " Doctor shortage is first ObamaCare issue ." The author, Dr. Robert S. Hooker, made a strong case Read More...
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Reform Benefits Rural Health Workers
April 13, 2010 12:09 PM by Heather Simons
Included in the health care reform bill that President Obama signed into law on March 23 is an incentive that could encourage health care professionals to practice in underserved rural areas. In Nebraska, a 2004 law mandated that participants in a program Read More...
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Tennessee Academy of PAs Responds to Shortage
April 9, 2010 11:00 AM by Heather Simons
In response to a severe shortage of physicians in Tennessee, executive director of the Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants Katherine Pesut Moffat published an article in the Tennessean explaining that the increased use of PAs is one solution to Read More...
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College Hoops & PA Parallels
April 5, 2010 10:30 AM by Michael Gerchufsky
This evening at 9:21 Eastern time, March Madness culminates in the NCAA men's basketball title game, between Duke and Butler. Both schools have PA programs of some repute, and many of your PA colleagues will be watching the game tonight with a rooting Read More...
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Hospital Invests in PA Program Faculty
April 2, 2010 2:21 PM by Terri Schaefer
Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC), in Salisbury, Md., gave a $100,000 gift to the PA program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) in Princess Anne, Md., as reported in a story at delmarvanow.com . The gift, which is earmarked to fund Read More...
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