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.
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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 […]
A New Meaning for “The Art of Medicine”
Art can a powerful medium for storytelling — and the field of medicine is full of important stories that need to be heard.
State Authorization in a Nutshell
PAEA’s Committee on Clinical Education has developed an issue brief covering the impact that state authorization has on PA education, including important things you need to know for successfully moving forward in this new environment. State authorization has become a hot-button issue in the education sector over the past few years as state authorization requirements have rapidly been […]
Tell Everyone That You’re a Member of PAEA
We would like to personally thank you for your support of PAEA® and for promoting your membership of the Association. PAEA has developed a Proud Member logo, which we encourage you to display on your program’s website and link to the PAEA website. By downloading this logo, you agree to the following: You are a […]
Raising the Bar: PAEA’s Year in Review
Take a look back at everything PAEA and our members were able to accomplish in 2016.
PDs: Important Full Practice Authority Education Survey in Your Inbox
Program directors received a short (but important!) survey about how AAPA’s full practice authority and responsibility (FPAR) proposal may impact PA education. Because programs currently educate graduates to practice with physician supervision, we need to consider the potential effects FPAR may have on applicant pool experience, diversity, program content and length, and costs. Your perspective […]
PAEA Signs Letter Questioning Executive Order on Immigration
PAEA has joined a wide-ranging coalition of health care groups and associations raising concerns about the president’s January 27 executive order denying admission to the United States of nationals of seven countries in the Middle East and North Africa. While the immediate impact of the order on PA program students and faculty is likely minimal, […]
12 Ways PAEA Members Celebrated PA Week
As always, this year’s PA Week was a showcase of celebrating accomplishments, highlighting the profession, and giving back to the community.
Share Your PA Week Celebrations
PA Week 2016 has come and gone. We saw a lot of great celebrations online from PA programs and educators, PA employers, and PAs themselves. But we also know there was a lot that we didn’t get the chance to see! If your program did something fun or interesting to observe PA Week, let us […]