Announcements

SAAAPA National Medical Challenge Bowl: Call for Questions

The Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (SAAAPA) wants your help!

New questions are needed for the upcoming SAAAPA National Medical Challenge Bowl in Philadelphia. SAAAPA is asking each program to submit 20 questions by Friday, March 9, 2007.

Additional information about the National Medical Challenge Bowl, such as registration information, rules, and eligibility, can be found at http://saaapa.aapa.org/students/challengebowl.htm. Registration opens on March 15 for programs interested in registering a team.

Please e-mail your questions, answers, and references to Shannon Faherty, SAAAPA staff advisor, at sfaherty@aapa.org; or call her at (703) 836-2272, ext. 3311.

 

PA Foundation Announces Breitman-Dorn Research Fellowship

The Breitman-Dorn Endowed Research Fellowship was established in May 1998 through a generous donation made by Jerald A. Breitman, in memory of Steven Dorn. The endowment encourages a commitment to research in and on the PA profession. Financial assistance is provided to doctoral candidates who are making a contribution to research on the influence of PAs in medical care. To qualify, students must be enrolled in a program, working toward a doctoral degree, in good academic standing, and have an approved dissertation topic. The deadline is April 15.

If you have questions about this research fellowship, please contact Susan Hoefling, assistant director, Physician Assistant Foundation, at shoefling@aapa.org or (703) 836-2272, ext. 3114.

Download the Breitman-Dorn application.

 

AAPA Restructures Student Memberships

In response to student and PA educator feedback, AAPA restructured student memberships in May 2006. PA students can now join AAPA for the entire time they are attending an accredited PA program for a one-time cost of $75.

Membership expires approximately 30 days after a student’s graduation date, allowing for time to take and pass PANCE and make the transition into employment before needing to convert student membership to AAPA fellow status.

This new structure eliminates the hassle of students’ needing to renew their membership each year and additionally offers them greater value for their money with this new one-time fee

The sooner in their PA education that students join AAPA, the more benefit they will receive for their investment.

AAPA student membership continues to offer future PAs the opportunity to enhance and complement their education with valuable resources and leadership opportunities. More information can found at http://www.aapa.org/membership.html.