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The PA Profession Revealed, By Chapter
August 19, 2009 12:26 PM by Heather Simons
A facebook update from Physician Assistant History Center this morning thanked California PA Beth Grivett for donating her recently published book for prospective PA students, So You Want To Be A Physician Assistant , to the PAHx. The book's foreword, Read More...
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Sun Reporter Corrects Omission of PAs
August 12, 2009 12:58 PM by Heather Simons
Last Sunday, The Baltimore Sun reporter Kelly Brewington wrote this article: "Nurse practitioners pick up the slack in providing primary care." Today, Brewington published another article, "Physician assistants and health care reform," apparently in response Read More...
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Interview with AAPA's President Elect Gets Big Response
July 27, 2009 10:23 AM by Heather Simons
An interview with Patrick Killeen, president elect of AAPA, has drawn nearly 100 comments and counting on the Daily Kos Web site. Killeen was interviewed by his supervising physician on topics ranging from the AAPA's position on health care reform to Read More...
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Meet the Practice-Focused PANRE
July 22, 2008 6:21 PM by Stephen Cornell
NCCPA has posted to its Web site information about the practice-focused PANRE. Beginning in March 2009, PAs recertifying through PANRE will have a new choice to make. While 60% of the generalist exam will cover the same content as always, the remaining Read More...
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Title VII Funding Testimony
April 1, 2008 3:03 PM by Terri Schaefer
AAPA has submitted testimony to Congress urging an increase in federal funding for Title VII grants in fiscal year 2009. On behalf of the more than 68,000 clinically practicing physician assistants in the United States, the American Academy of Physician Read More...
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PA Public Awareness
February 1, 2008 3:21 PM by Stephen Cornell
Incoming AAPA executive vice president Bill Leinweber (he starts at the academy on Feb. 25) seems open to the possibility of a PA public awareness campaign. This excerpt is from the Jan. 30 issue of AAPA News . Leinweber sees increasing public awareness Read More...
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PA: No Longer a White-Hot Profession?
January 29, 2008 4:04 PM by Stephen Cornell
Physician assistant fell out of the top 10 in the newest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) job growth projection report, according to the Jan. 30 issue of AAPA News (not available online yet). The PA profession dropped from No. 4 last year to No. 30 in Read More...
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PA Mention in NY Times Letter
January 28, 2008 2:24 PM by Terri Schaefer
A doctor who wrote a letter in response to a New York Times article on delays in the emergency department suggested PAs as part of the solution: If every American had a local primary care center that was open until 8 p.m. and opened on weekends, and staffed Read More...
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PAs and Derm
January 25, 2008 12:45 PM by Stephen Cornell
Florida PA Krystie Lennox, a recent addition to the ADVANCE editorial advisory board, wrote an article about dermatology PAs for the November 2007 issue of Skin & Aging . Physician assistants can provide a vast array of traditional and non-traditional Read More...
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Is Now the Time to Discuss a PA-to-Physician Bridge Program?
January 22, 2008 4:51 PM by Stephen Cornell
Many of the opponents to the new PA clinical doctorate degree echo a similar sentiment: “If you want to be a doctor, go to medical school.” It’s impossible to deny that wisdom. But there’s a problem, of course. PAs can’t go to medical school without going Read More...
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Charlene Morris, Distinguished Fellow
January 14, 2008 9:50 AM by Stephen Cornell
North Carolina PA and ADVANCE editorial advisory board member Charlene Morris is a brand new Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. (Alexandria, VA) – Charlene McClure Morris from Stonewall, NC has been recognized as a Distinguished Read More...
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Female PAs and NPs Sue University of Michigan
January 9, 2008 2:35 PM by Stephen Cornell
Thirty PAs and NPs are suing the University of Michigan over gender bias in pay . The group, comprised of U-M Health System employees from the cardiology, oncology and radiology departments, claims in the suit that the university discriminated against Read More...
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New PA Salary Information by State
January 8, 2008 10:54 AM by Stephen Cornell
The AAPA recently released new information on PA salaries from the 2007 PA census. Here are the 10 states with the highest mean total annual income from primary employer for full-time clinically practicing PAs. State - MTI 1. Nevada - $102,522 2. Mississippi Read More...
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