Announcements

PA Foundation Announces Breitman-Dorn Research Fellowship

The Physician Assistant Foundation is once again announcing the opening of the Breitman-Dorn Endowed Research Fellowship. 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. The application may be downloaded from http://www.aapa.org/paf/bdfgapp.pdf.

SAAAPA National Medical Challenge Bowl: Call for Questions

The Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (SAAAPA) is requesting your help in formulating questions for the upcoming SAAAPA National Medical Challenge Bowl in San Antonio. SAAAPA is asking each program to submit 20 questions by March 7. 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, director, SAAAPA, sfaherty@aapa.org. If you have questions, please call (703)836-2272, ext. 3311.