ADVANCE Blog for PAs : PA-C

PA Named in Top Eight Most-Stressful Jobs

Heather Simons — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

According to a list compiled by CareerCast.com , physician assistant ranks in the top eight most-stressful jobs in the country, along with newspaper reporter, general practice physician, real estate agent, advertising account executive, photojournalist,...(read more)

"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)

Fixing the Problem with Primary Care

Heather Simons — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:05:00 GMT

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)

ATSU-ASHS Alumnus Appointed to ARBoPA Board by Ariz. Gov.

Heather Simons — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:07:00 GMT

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)

Florida PA and Nurse Create Educational Tool

Heather Simons — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:42:00 GMT

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)

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)

Prison Hires a PA, Saves Money

Heather Simons — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:02:00 GMT

"The cost of medical care for inmates in Westmoreland County Prison is going up." But only in the short term, and to the benefit of PAs. The Pennsylvania prison has made a one-year deal with Naphcare, Inc., the facility's Alabama-based, longtime health...(read more)

News Article Praises PAs

Heather Simons — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:01:00 GMT

An article in today's Times Leader , a newspaper serving northeast Pennsylvania, focuses entirely on physician assistants. In honor of PA Week , which starts today, "The PA is in" tells the story of Justine Samanas, a PA at Mercy Special Care Hospital...(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)

New Health Care Reform Bill Recognizes PAs

Heather Simons — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:22:00 GMT

In a move that gets the ball rolling for health care reform, Montana Sen. Max Baucus has released America’s Healthy Future Act of 2009. While the bill is not yet complete, it contains several provisions in favor of physician assistants: The bill treats...(read more)

Colorado PA Still Missing

Heather Simons — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:37:00 GMT

A PA at Pueblo Community Health Center in Pueblo, Colorado, went missing on Thursday, August 27 at approximately 8:30 a.m. Susan Halsey, 57, was reported missing by her family after she failed to pick up her daughter from school. Her car was found abandoned...(read more)

Army PA Wanted to Gain Trauma Experience

Heather Simons — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:08:00 GMT

Capt. Cory Jenkins, 28, a graduate of Brigham Young University and the physician assistant program at A.T. Still University, was killed on Tuesday in Afghanistan along with three other men when their Striker armored vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive...(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)

AAPA President Writes to USA Today

Heather Simons — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:10:00 GMT

In response to an article in USA Today , "Doctor shortage looms as primary care loses its pull," AAPA president Stephen Hanson wrote a letter to the editor explaining what every PA knows and most of the public--and Congress--have yet to understand: PAs...(read more)

GAPA Announces 2009 PA Award Winners

Heather Simons — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:50:00 GMT

The Georgia Association of Physician Assistants has announced the winners of the 2009 GAPA Awards. GAPA president Lori Gaylor, PA-C, MPAS, DFAAPA, remarks: Our award winners have demonstrated high professionalism and dedication to not only GAPA, but to...(read more)