Membership Adopts PA Educator Competencies, Elects Officers at Forum
New Board members. New competencies for the PA educator. Continuing work on OTP and competencies for new graduate and experienced PAs.
Author: Steven Lane
Support Former PAEA President Snyder in AAPA Special Election
A PAEA leader wants to continue to lead. Faculty who are AAPA members can help support her.
House of Delegates Rejects Changes to OTP, Proposes Investigating Title Change for the Profession
The AAPA House of Delegates debated important issues at their conference over the weekend. PAEA was there as the voice of PA education.
A Fine Sherry: Nearly 300 Students and Counting
Great preceptors are hard to find. The 2018 AAPA/PAEA Preceptor of the Year award celebrates one of the best.
Optimal Team Practice: A Q&A with AAPA President L. Gail Curtis
PAEA invited AAPA President L. Gail Curtis, MPAS, PA-C, to respond to some questions on OTP, to help clarify AAPA’s perspective on the issue for the PA education community.
PAEA Task Force Ready to Tackle Implications of OTP
A new PAEA task force began its work this week on investigating the impact of OTP on PA education and new graduates.
Revised CMS Rule Should Ease Preceptors’ Administrative Burden, Help with Recruitment
A CMS rule requiring preceptors to rewrite student documentation in the medical record is changing — and that’s good news for preceptors.
SAMHSA Grant Will Help Train PAs to Treat OUD Patients
PA programs will soon be enlisted in the battle against the national opioid epidemic as the result of a new federal grant.
Optimal Team Practice Tops the Agenda at Education Forum
A Four Org panel discussion was the highlight of continuing conversations about OTP at the 2017 Education Forum.
Sharon Luke Reflects on Her Time at ARC-PA
We checked in with ARC-PA Executive Director Sharon Luke, MSHS, PA-C, to see how things are going after her first 18 months at the helm of the PA profession’s accrediting body.