Just Who Is Jon Bowser, PAEA’s New President?
Chances are you’ve seen his friendly face at the Education Forum or in a Networker article, but here is an official introduction to our new president.
Author: Elizabeth Alesbury
New Faces and New Ways of Thinking Permeate This Year’s Education Forum
“When you love what you’re doing, you’re always discovering and learning.” – Simon Bailey
Research & Publishing Made Easier
Just getting started in research and publishing or need some guidance about a current research project? Wherever you are on your journey, we can help! If you’ll be at the Education Forum, you can receive one-on-one advice from senior PA researchers, JPAE Editorial Board members, and PAEA research and journal staff about scholarly ideas you […]
New PDs Learn to Excel at Essential Skills
“I wanted to give my school the best opportunity to have a successful and quality program, and I knew this would be the place to come.” — Beth Smolko
The PA Profession Across the Pond
PAEA staff member finds visit to a PA program in the United Kingdom to be an eye-opening experience.
End of Rotation Exam Scale Score FAQs
Starting with Version 6, End of Rotation™ exam scores will be reported on a scale from 300 to 500. Using this standard metric will allow for easy comparisons between versions of the exam over time and forms of the exam delivered to a cohort. A number of questions have been asked that deserve some detailed, […]
Leadership Summit Challenges PAEA Leaders
PAEA’s third annual Leadership Summit helps teach volunteers how to turn their vision into reality.
Six PAs Selected for Prestigious Scholarship Program
The 2018 class of Paul Ambrose Scholars was recently announced by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, and six PAs are part of the latest cohort. Forty students in all were selected from 32 academic health professions institutions representing medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physical/occupational therapy, and public health disciplines. The Paul Ambrose Scholars Program exposes health professions students […]
Exam Security — Your Questions Answered
In our continuing effort to ensure that our exams are as secure as possible, the PAEA Assessment Team recently rolled out enhanced exam security and proctor controls. Since then, we’ve had some questions from those who have administered exams in the new system. They range from general questions about the system to specific process questions. […]
Sundance Premieres Documentary About PA/MD Team
The documentary “Quiet Heroes,” which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival last week, chronicles the heroism of a local PA/MD team during the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. Kristen Ries, MD, an infectious-disease specialist, and Maggie Snyder, MS, PA-C, were the only medical professionals in Utah in the 1980s who were willing to treat patients […]