The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) recently announced that this year’s Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) will be launching an Interprofessional Pilot, expanding participation to include PA programs. In the announcement, RWJF said: “This new approach supports the Foundation’s commitment to build a national Culture of Health and to promote interprofessional collaboration. Applicants should include: 1) a school of medicine; […]
In April 2015, we announced that Perri Morgan, PhD, PA-C, and Christine Everett, PhD, MPH, PA-C, both from the Duke University PA program, were awarded PAEA’s Faculty Generated Research Grant to analyze job openings for PAs at the state and national level. This month they published their findings in the journal Medical Care Research and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Physician Assistant Education Association Joins Interprofessional Education Collaborative Washington, DC – Feb 23, 2016. The Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), the national association representing accredited PA educational programs, is now a full institutional member of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC). “Collaborative team-based health care provides the best outcomes for our patients, capitalizing […]
(previously known as the New Program Directors Retreat) – Call for Facilitators Are you interested in an exciting leadership opportunity that allows you to play a role in helping develop fellow PA program directors around the country? Then we have the perfect opening for you: PAEA is seeking facilitators for the Program Directors 101 workshop […]
The April 4 deadline for Education Forum proposals is quickly approaching. Last year we received a record number of proposals. If you want to make sure your proposal stands out from the crowd and is as competitive as possible, then attend the Conference Council’s open conference call on Tuesday, March 15, at 3:00 p.m. (ET). You […]
For our annual PA Program Faculty and Directors Survey, we crunch numbers on everything from demographics and job satisfaction to past employment and current salary. We’ve just released the 2015 report, available to members only. Among our findings: Over 58% of faculty provide some type of volunteer services. (Table 48) – Nearly 50% of all faculty […]
As we looked back at what PAEA had accomplished over the past year, one phrase kept popping up: “for the first time.” Indeed, 2015 was a trailblazing 12 months — we made strides in advocacy, research, and partnerships that would have been difficult to imagine just a few years ago. We invite you to take a look […]
The 9th Annual Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Summit will take place in Boston from September 15–17. The event is a national forum for health care leaders and clinicians to share information; develop a consistent platform; and map out solutions for universal and reoccurring struggles involving the administrative, managerial, policy, and practice aspects of advanced practice (PAs […]
On Wednesday, February 10, President Obama released his FY 2017 budget. “The FY 17 President’s budget is a mixed bag for PA education,” said PAEA Chief Policy & Research Officer Tony Miller, MEd, PA-C. “Even though it’s unlikely that Congress will take up any of the President’s initiatives, it is encouraging that PAs and PA […]
PAs can get up to $50,000 to repay their health profession student loans in exchange for a two-year commitment to work at an approved National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site in a high-need, underserved area. The payment is free from Federal income tax and is made at the beginning of service so participants can more […]