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October 2002 Announcements
APAP’s Semiannual Meeting will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, from Wednesday, May 21, through Friday, May 23, 2003. Please note that, unlike previous years, APAP’s main events will be scheduled during the week Ongoing information will appear in future issues of the APAP Update.
The American Academy of Physician Assistants is notifying program directors of its 2003 edition of the publication, From Program to Practice: A Guide to the Physician Assistant Profession. If you would like to receive copies for your graduating students, please complete the form provided here. Fax it back by November 22, 2002, to the attention of Adrienne D. Harris, Director of the AAPA Membership & CME Services, at 703/684-1924. The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) announces a call for abstracts for its 12th Annual Clinical and Professional Poster Session. Poster session activities will be held in conjunction with AAPA’s 31st Annual Physician Assistant Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, from Thursday, May 22, to Tuesday, May 27, 2003. Please click here to access announcement.
John McCarty, executive director of the ARC-PA, requests that APAP encourage its member programs to respond to the American Medical Association (AMA) Annual Survey of Health Professions, posted on-line at http://www.ama-assn.org/go/hpsurvey. The AMA survey has met with a favorable response from many respondents, and its format has allowed them to collect racial/ethnic data once again (this was discontinued in 1995). Their current response rate is about 20 percent, or 1,200 out of 5,510 programs. Program directors who have questions about completing the survey are asked to direct them to Fred Donini-Lenhoff, Director The HRSA Grants Preview for FY 2003, Federal Register Version, is posted on the HRSA Web page, http://www.hrsa.gov/grants.htm. This document lists HRSA’s grant funding opportunities for 2003. Click here to access the “HRSA 03-002 TRAINING IN PRIMARY CARE MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY (DRPC)” portion of the Preview. This is a listing of the primary care grant programs. HRSA’s DMD Technical Assistance Workshops are being held at the Regional Offices. Registration is available on HRSA’s Web site, http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/medicine-dentistry/default.htm.
The FY 2003-04 Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Application will be available on November 1, 2002, with a due date of December 17, 2002. The checklist for completing the application is available at http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/dsa/weblinks. Click on “Program Application” and select “SDS Checklist.” Possible Changes in Funding: Depending on SDS funding availability in FY 2003, the Department may require a school to meet at least one of the funding priorities listed below, in addition to the current eligibility criteria, to receive funding for FY 2003-2004. Please note that since this change is only a possibility, we encourage all schools to apply, regardless of meeting the funding priorities. Funding Priorities: A school/program is given funding priority based on the following:
Current Eligibility Criteria: Your school/program must have a program for recruiting and retaining disadvantaged students and meet the SDS eligibility criteria described below. Students from disadvantaged backgrounds must comprise the following:
Focus Group Forming The Scholarship Team is forming a focus group to discuss future changes in the SDS school eligibility criteria and funding priorities. If you have any input/comments to share concerning these specific topics, please e-mail one of the following focus group participants:
Your continued diligence is appreciated in administering and managing the SDS Program. Questions regarding this e-mail should be sent to dpolicy@hrsa.gov. Scholarship Team .
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APAP Update - October 2002 |