In a recent blog post on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) website, Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Mental Health and Substance Use Elinore McCance-Katz, MD, PhD, called for a concentrated effort among health care providers to increase the availability of services for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). According […]
Lisa Mustone Alexander, EdD, MPH, PA-C, proudly represented PA education when addressing health care stakeholders on OUD.
A SAMHSA grant will enable PAs to effectively treat opioid use disorder.
The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) are seeking faculty proposals to create educational case studies on the social determinants of health (SDOH). This is a great opportunity to show other health professions how PA educators are teaching their students about health equity and the […]
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 […]
The American Public Health Association is now accepting abstracts for the APHA 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo in Denver, Colorado, October 29 – November 2. The theme of the meeting is “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Ensuring the Right to Health.” Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts on the theme and current and emerging public health […]