PA Educators Help Launch Health Professions Chapter of National Diversity Organization
Inaugural meeting of new chapter focuses on challenges of increasing diversity in the health professions.
Category: Diversity
PAEA’s Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives: A Status Report
PAEA’s new Strategic Plan clearly reiterates our commitment to diversity.
PAEA Statement on the Charlottesville Hate Group Rallies
The Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) condemns the statements and actions of the neo-Nazi and other white supremacist groups that marched through Charlottesville, Virginia, last week. The words, appearance, and actions of those groups were designed to evoke the threat of brutal regimes and to strike fear in the hearts of minority groups. We speak […]
Expanding the PA Pipeline Through a Hands-on Experience
A summer enrichment program for underrepresented students interested in health care will now include the PA profession.
Changing the Face of Health Care Providers, One Student at a Time
Growing up in rural Texas, none of my health care providers looked like me.
Pre-PA Students Now Eligible for Program to Increase Workforce Diversity
Previously known as the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program, the newly renamed Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is now expanding its scope and open to students considering a PA career. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this free, six-week summer enrichment program is designed to increase the diversity of students entering the […]
Diversity Outreach in San Antonio
We teamed up with AAPA to encourage minority students to pursue a PA degree.
Cultural Competence — Needed Now More Than Ever
To help us better prepare students to serve an increasingly diverse patient population, the Cultural Competencies Committee has compiled a wealth of useful resources.
RWJF Grants for Early Career Scholars
New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming is celebrating its 10th year of supporting research grants and career development opportunities for a network of more than 830 researchers from diverse, underrepresented, and disadvantaged backgrounds. The program aims to expand the diversity of perspectives that inform Robert Wood Johnson Foundation programming and introduce new researchers to the […]
New Workshop Develops Minority Faculty Leaders
Are you interested in new and creative ways to increase inclusivity and diversity at your program while fostering a support network for advancing minority faculty leadership?