ADVANCE Blog for PAs : PA Education

"No Such Thing as Too Many PAs"

Heather Simons — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:52:00 GMT

AAPA president Stephen Hanson has published an opinion piece, " 'Make more of them' isn't the only solution to America's physician shortage ," in The Bakersfield Californian endorsing PAs as an integral part of the solution to a growing physician shortage....(read more)

Wake Forest University’s MMS-PhD Program Approved

Terri Schaefer — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:43:00 GMT

Ralph W. Rice, MPAS, PA-C, associate professor and associate director of the Wake Forest University PA program in Winston-Salem, N.C., recently told ADVANCE that the university's board of trustees has approved its proposed MMS-PhD program. The program,...(read more)

In TIME, Surgeon Slights PAs

Heather Simons — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:28:00 GMT

In an article posted today, orthopedic surgeon and TIME Magazine writer Scott Haig discusses the nation's shortage of surgical assistants--and slights PAs as overly expensive and potentially inadequate "alternatives" to a surgical resident or fellow....(read more)

Hofstra PA Students Try Matchmaking

Heather Simons — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:49:00 GMT

On Tuesday, October 13, in honor of Physician Assistant Week, PA students at Hofstra University held a day-long bone marrow drive. In partnership with the Be the Match program, the school's Society of Physician Assistant Students encouraged faculty, staff,...(read more)

From Patient to PA: The Importance of Organ Donation

Heather Simons — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Sixteen years ago, Jim Ginter, president of the Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants and an ADVANCE author and peer reviewer, received a new kidney and discovered a new path in life. In an article in the Sheboygan Press , Ginter discusses the hereditary...(read more)

PA Student Develops Instrument to Estimate Calcium Intake

Terri Schaefer — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Morgan Henry, a PA student at the Keck School of Medicine USC Primary Care Physician Assistant Program in California, along with Hawley Almstedt, PhD, has developed a validated research questionnaire to accurately estimate calcium intake. Their research...(read more)

More Discussion on PAs and the Physician Shortage

Heather Simons — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:43:00 GMT

And so the health care reform debate continues... A recent article at Examiner.com champions PAs and NPs as a possible solution to the physician shortage. "Primary physician shortage spurs search for alternatives," by DC public policy examiner Alan Portner,...(read more)

The PA Profession Revealed, By Chapter

Heather Simons — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:26:00 GMT

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)

PAs Discuss Health Care on Fox News

Heather Simons — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:25:00 GMT

Yesterday, Fox News posted two videos in which future health care professionals from Emory University answer questions about their views on health care reform. The first video, "Doctors of Tomorrow," included three medical students, one resident and two...(read more)

Oregon PA Wins Teaching Award

Terri Schaefer — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:32:00 GMT

Eric Schuman, MPAS, PA-C, an editorial peer reviewer and contributor here at ADVANCE , recently received the 2009 Excellence in Teaching Award from Northwest Permanente Physicians and Surgeons. As Schuman told us, “What especially pleased me was that...(read more)

PA Scholarship Update

Terri Schaefer — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:41:00 GMT

Mary Kay Bonds, the mother of PA Julie Sutton-Osgood, who was killed by a drunk driver in July 2005, recently contacted ADVANCE with some updates about the scholarship in her daughter’s name, as well as upcoming events. To date, Bonds says 12 scholarships...(read more)

Campbell PA Program Names Director

Terri Schaefer — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:34:00 GMT

The PA program in development at Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C., has named Thomas P. Colletti as director . Tom is currently an orthopedic PA at Triangle Orthopedics, based in Durham, N.C., and an assistant consulting professor at Duke University...(read more)

New Physician Assistant Program in New Hampshire?

Stephen Cornell — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:07:00 GMT

According to the Physician Academy of Vermont Web site, New Hampshire's Franklin Pierce University is looking to start a PA program this year. Franklin Pierce University is working to establish a Masters level Physician Assistant program just over the...(read more)

PA-to-Physician Bridge Concept Gets Attention

Stephen Cornell — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:26:00 GMT

The fourth recommendation from the PA Clinical Doctorate Summit was particularly interesting. 4. The PA profession should explore with physician education groups the development of a model for advanced standing for PAs who desire to become physicians...(read more)

Three More Physician Assistant Programs Bring Total to 145

Stephen Cornell — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:33:00 GMT

ARC-PA has granted accreditation to three brand new physician assistant programs . The new programs are: - Nova Southeastern University in Jacksonville, Fla. This is NSU's fourth accredited PA program and the seventh PA program in Florida. - SUNY Upstate...(read more)