Earlier this month, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released the Provider Competencies for the Prevention and Management of Obesity, developed by a workgroup of more than 24 organizations, including PAEA. According to the report, more than one-third of US adults have obesity, with care costing as much as $210 billion a year. At the same […]
We can educate educators, but some things you just have to figure out on your own.
PAEA’s Pando™ workshops, faculty development workshops focused on core PA educator knowledge and skills, have now been rebranded as “PAEA Workshops.” This change was motivated by the need to integrate the workshops into the broader spectrum of current as well as future PA faculty development opportunities offered by PAEA. The updated and simpler branding will […]
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is offering its annual Short Course in Genomics again this summer. The course, which is specifically designed for PAs, nurses, and the faculty who educate them, will discuss a variety of genomics-related topics, including genetic testing, incorporating genomics into practice, and teaching genomics. The class will be held […]
**Update: The session scheduled for March 9 has been rescheduled for April 13 at noon.** The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is hosting a five-session web seminar series each Thursday in March to highlight various remediation topics. According to IAMSE, the goal of remediation is to “correct the course of students who have […]
PAEA will be well represented at Advancing Rural Primary Care II, a national conference on the effective utilization of PAs, to be held March 23–24 in Omaha, Nebraska. Join other PAs, physicians, administrators, policy makers, researchers, educators, and students to exchange strategies in sustaining primary care in rural and underserved communities through the use of […]
Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) are an important component of PA education — and as such, it’s vital to understand the best practices of their design and execution. If they are not done well, they may not be as effective and, as a result, put course and program directors in the position of having to defend […]
The American Medical Association (AMA) is accepting presentation submissions for ChangeMedEd 2017, a “national conference bringing together innovators from medical and health professions education, health systems, and related fields to transform the way future physicians are trained.” The theme of this year’s ChangeMedEd is innovations for the future of medical schools. Presentations can be in […]
One of the biggest trends in professional development these days is online learning, and PAEA is meeting it head-on.
PAEA’s Pando workshops are two- to three-day, highly interactive faculty development events. Our Pando workshops don’t just teach you the skills you need to be a better PA educator, they also give you access to a national community of other educators — a support network of colleagues that begins at the workshop and grows with you […]