Announcements

From the AAPA: The PA Job Link Introduces New Features for Students

Have you told your students about The PA Job Link?

The PA Job Link — the online career source for PAs and students — can provide PA students with many resources that are important to their professional development. They can search for hundreds of employment opportunities by geographic location, specialty disciplines, and key words — and receive “job alerts” by e-mail as new jobs are posted by employers. Your students can also capture the attention of a potential employer by posting their resumes, references, original clinical reports, and articles on their own personalized password-protected employment Web site in the new “My Site” section. The new Resume Builder allows students to customize their resumes with specific fonts, colors, and content. PA students can explore their professional styles and identify optimal work environments and potential professional obstacles by completing the new state-of-the-art self evaluation tool, My Work Style.

By visiting The PA Job Link, PA students will also find links to valuable AAPA tools such as cover letter templates and samples, interview preparation information, salary and benefits data, contract, liability, and business resources, as well as many additional professional practice resources.

This service is completely free to PA students. Please encourage your students to visit The PA Job Link at www.aapa.org/joblink.

The American Academy of Physician Assistants is a member of the HEALTHeCAREERS Network, an integrated network of prestigious association career programs, which includes the American College of Cardiology, American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, and the Medical Group Management Association.

PA Foundation Announces Breitman-Dorn Research Fellowship

The Physician Assistant Foundation is accepting applications to its Breitman-Dorn Fellowhip from doctoral candidates who are engaged in research on the influence of PAs in medical care. The fellowship encourages a commitment to research in and on the PA profession and provides financial assistance to students working toward a doctoral degree. The fellowship was established in May 1998 through a donation made by Jerald A. Breitman in memory of Steven Dorn. The deadline is April 15.

Full guidelines and eligibility requirements can be accessed by downloading the Breitman-Dorn application. 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.