February 2003 Announcements

CME Credit to be Awarded for Participation in Select APAP Semiannual Meeting Workshops

APAP is pleased to announce that is has been awarded a maximum of eight hours of Professional Category I (Preapproved) CME credit by the AAPA for eight workshops or roundtables planned as part of the APAP Semiannual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 21-23. Each of the eight workshops listed below is approved for one hour of CME credit.

• PA Preparedness for Bioterrorism: Preparing Ourselves, Our Colleagues, and Our Students
• Palm Computing in Clinical Medical Education
• Creating Inclusion of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the PA Curriculum
• Incorporating Medical Spanish in the Curriculum
• Economics of Physician Assistant Employment (roundtable)
• Integrating Diversity: Pearls and Perils
• Strategies for Adapting Preventive Breast Care for Women with Disabilities
• Enhancing Students’ Clinical Reasoning Through Awareness of Common Cognitive Errors

Click here to access a full listing of workshops, roundtables, and pearls.

Space Release Forms for Alumni Events Available on AAPA Web Site

Space release forms are available on-line to hold alumni events scheduled for APAP’s May Semiannual Meeting being held in conjunction with the AAPA’s Annual Meeting. To access the forms, go www.aapa.org, click on the conference logo, and choose “forms” from the left column. Please submit as directed to the AAPA Meetings Division.

Wireless Solutions from the AAPA for PAs and PA Students

The AAPA is now offering PAs a comprehensive collection of handheld devices, software, and accessories. These products are designed to educate and empower PAs with advance technologies that will enable them to reduce treatment costs and save time. To see the product lines and find out about discounts and bulk rates for PA programs and students, please go to www.aapa.org/aapastore.

NHSC Scholarships for PA Students

Program directors and admissions personnel may be interested in scholarship information from the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) available to PA students. Detailed information is available at http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/dsa/pages/discipln.htm. NHSC Loan Repayment Program (LRP) FY 2003 applications are now available and can be obtained by calling 800/221-9393. To review the NHSC’s LRP Fiscal Year 2003 Policies and Procedures, please see the FY 2003 Applicant Information Bulletin on the NHSC Web site.

APAP Update - February 2003