PAEA May Meeting Activities Will Be Reduced

Now that PAEA no longer operates under a formal management contract with the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the formal meeting — known as the PAEA Semiannual Meeting — that has historically been held in conjunction with the AAPA’s Annual PA Conference each May will no longer be held. This will leave PA faculty members free to attend clinical CME sessions and to participate in the House of Delegates and other AAPA activities.

PAEA will be holding an abbreviated meeting in conjunction with the 35th Annual PA Conference in Philadelphia, May 26-31, 2007. There will be a board of directors meeting but no PAEA committee meetings.

As in the past, the traditional workshops, roundtables, panel discussions, and pearls geared to PA educators and those interested in becoming educators will be selected by the PAEA Education Committee and incorporated into the Academy’s meeting schedule. Additionally, a two-day add-on workshop, the Basic Clinical Coordinators Workshop, will be offered. This workshop is specifically designed for clinical coordinators with less than three years' experience. Further details will be posted in upcoming issues of the Networker.

As always, conference registration and housing arrangements should be made through the AAPA. To register and for more information go to the AAPA Annual Conference Web site. If you have any questions about PAEA’s activities in conjunction with the AAPA Annual Conference, please contact PAEA Meetings Coordinator Jennifer Jarmin at (703) 548-5538, ext. 311; jjarmin@PAEAonline.org.