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Q&A: GLMA President Henry Ng, MD, MPH
Henry Ng, MD, MPH, is the president of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality (formerly the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association) and clinical director of the Pride Clinic, Ohio’s only...
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Nurses: Valuable Allies to PAs, NOT Eye Candy
Team-based care is a strong emphasis in the PA profession. We know how to work in collaboration with other professionals. But, sometimes, in the rush of a busy shift, we can forget our manners. No one...
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Don’t Be a Robot
In school, we learn how to do things, but let’s not forget why we must know the information—to care for the people who seek our help: our patients! Medicine is a very technical field. It’s about making...
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5 Reasons Why PAs Should Read the 2015 Salary Report
Each year, AAPA sends a survey to more than 47,000 PAs to gather the most detailed insights of compensation and benefits available for the annual salary report. This comprehensive report details what...
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Pace PA Students Unite for Charity Walk
Pace University PA students raised $13,600 for leukemia and lymphoma research during the annual Light the Night Walk October 1. For their efforts, Pace PA students were recognized as members of the “10...
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Interviewing for a New Job? How to Handle Illegal Questions
This article appears in the October issue of PA Professional. Interviewing is a dance of questions parried and answers carefully worded, ideally as part of a mutual process of investigation and...
View ArticleRace, ethnicity, and the physician assistant profession
This article appears in the October issue of JAAPA. The physician assistant (PA) profession emerged out of the nation’s need to increase primary care providers in underserved areas in efforts to...
View ArticleAAPA Board Approves Two New Constituent Organizations
During its Oct. 26 meeting, the AAPA Board of Directors unanimously voted to approve two new constituent organizations (COs). The Association of Neurology PAs (ANPA) was approved as a specialty...
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Celebrating 20 Years of the PA Profession in India
The 20th anniversary celebration of the Indian Association of Physician Assistants took place in Kochi, India, in October. The occasion was the annual conference of Indian PAs and it was marked by an...
View Article5 Tips for New Grads
When I graduated from PA school in 2007 I was more than a little excited … I was like a kid who had received an invitation to the Magic Kingdom to dine with Santa Claus. It seemed like magic. One day I...
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Patient Surveys and Happy Holidays!
The holidays are upon us and as many people celebrate their families and loved ones, my mind is clouded by patient surveys. I received a phone call from an administrator that I am on a s@#% list for my...
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Drainage
This article appears in the January issue of JAAPA. I ran my fingers over the solid lump in the young man’s leg, and the words scuttled through my memory. It was an infection; the red flesh and...
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Goodbye, old friend
This article appears in the January issue of JAAPA. That distinctive bulge under my rolled-up T-shirt sleeve was a badge of honor, membership in coolness. Old Gold Straights: “Not a cough in a...
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State of the Union — PA Style
This has been an interesting year for the PA profession. We have once again persevered even though there continues to be misconceptions about our role in healthcare. Scut work aside, we have been able...
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Hit the Ground Running: From PA-S to PA-C
Introduction: My name is Alexa Llewellyn and I am a second year Physician Assistant student from the University of Pittsburgh. I am currently finishing my final clinical rotation and will be taking the...
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Professor’s Corner: Fear and Education
Fear is good. It is a strong statement and is bound to invoke certain emotional feelings, which may not always be positive in nature. Think back to the last time you were truly scared. Chances are you...
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Why I Decided To Go With “PA”
David E. Mittman, PA, DFAAPA, is an AAPA Director-at-Large. I just saw an article that struck me as odd. Here is the first paragraph: “Did you know “Physician Assistant” (PA) was ranked the best job in...
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When a Discharge Instruction Is Overlooked
This article appears in the February issue of JAAPA. It’s 6:15 p.m. and the after-hours care center is hopping. I’ve just finished up with the 18th patient of the evening—another youngster with cough...
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Turning the Last Lap of Rotations: From PA-S to PA-C
So many exciting things have happened since my last entry which is making finding the time to sit and study even more difficult! Since my last entry, I have officially accepted my first PA position in...
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Top 5 Things We Learned About Concussions in the Most Recent Ask Me
Last week, Huddle hosted an Ask Me session on concussions with Cody Sasek, PA-C, ATC, assistant professor in the Division of PA Education at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and formerly a...
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