Last weekend and into early this week, I had the opportunity to travel to Atlanta for the AAPA annual PA Conference with my classmates and a few of my professors. Aside from getting the chance to bond with my peers and connect with my mentors on a personal level outside of the classroom, I was able to attend several seminars and conference events ...

This weekend, several of my classmates and I are making the trip down to Atlanta, Geor., for the start of the AAPA's 38th Annual PA Conference. As Saturday approaches, I'm finding myself more and more excited to have the opportunity to get out of the classroom and learn about so many different and interesting topics from a variety of knowledgeable ...

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, an organization that focuses on expanding health care access to the Puerto Plata ...

Despite dreary, wet weather in Orlando, the 2010 AFPPA Spring CME Conference is off to an energetic start. At this morning's welcome ceremony and president's address, AFPPA president Bob Thoemke, PA-C, noted that nearly 400 attendees and representatives from all 50 states make this year's spring conference one of the organization's most successful ...

ADVANCE for Physician Assistants has arrived at the 2010 AFPPA Spring CME Conference in Walt Disney World. Earlier this evening, I stepped off the Magical Express and into the Coronado Springs Resort, where the palm trees are lush and the water is close and calm. For those family practice PAs who can't make it to this year's conference or who are ...

This past weekend I had the opportunity to participate in the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants (TAPA) conference. It was made up of various informative lectures, workshops and town hall meetings. The conference was a place where PAs from all over Texas could come together to talk about issues that uniquely involved them. I have never seen so ...

This is the 448th and final post to the ADVANCE Blog for PAs in 2008. Check back on Jan. 2 for the first blog post of 2009. Until then, here's a quick look back at some of the notable PA stories of the last year.  ***  JanuaryAnnals of Family Medicine publishes a study that concludes, “Family practices employing ...

Preliminary information about the 2008 PAEA Annual Education Forum is available on the association's Web site at www.paeaonline.org/Meetings/EdForum2008/2008EducationForum.html. The forum will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, Ga., from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. PAEA is accepting proposals for presentations for the meeting until June 22. Link

Just noticed this interesting Student Academy of the AAPA resolution from San Antonio. Resolution 2008-02The Student Academy resolves to explore the possibility of the Student Academy developing relationships with student nurse practitioners groups.Status-CARRIED I'm definitely going to spend some time in the SAAAPA AOR next year. Link

DeSales University won the 2008 SAAAPA National Medical Challenge Bowl in San Antonio last week. Students from DeSales have now won three national PA student challenge bowl titles since 2002. Members of the winning squad were Ray Rivera, Shawn Reynolds and Rob Pica. With a final score of 70 points, DeSales dominated the championship round ...