 |
July 2011 |  |
|
CEC Hits the Ground Running
By Jack Percelay The Clinical Education Committee (CEC) has been extremely productive during its ten-month existence, and rightly so, given that the committee is charged with addressing issues involving the clinical component of PA education. In its first year, the CEC has produced a survey, a handbook, five subcommittees, and compiled a database of 3,600 PAs interested in serving as volunteer preceptors. More >
PAEA Board Tackles a Full Agenda at June Meeting By Kevin C. Lohenry Meeting the first week of June during the AAPA Annual PA Conference in Las Vegas, PAEA’s Board of Directors put the 2012 budget, a revised strategic plan, the central test-item bank, and the precepting survey at the top of its meeting agenda. More > Online Registration for the 2011 Education Forum Now Open! Your ticket to stimulating workshops, information on the latest trends in the PA profession, and valuable networking opportunities is just a few clicks away. And it all takes place in the charming, magical city of New Orleans. Find out more. > Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and PAEA Plan Collaboration Effort By David Keahey At the 2011 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Conference this past spring, leaders from STFM and PAEA outlined goals for a collaborative endeavor. Interprofessional education and joint national advocacy efforts to improve workforce and patient outcomes emerged as the top priorities. More > Howard Ross to Deliver 2011 Keynote Address at Education Forum Don’t miss this year’s keynote address, “Exploring Diversity, Inclusion, and the Unconscious Mind,” scheduled for Thursday morning, November 3, in New Orleans. Founder and chief learning officer of Cook Ross, Inc., Ross is a nationally recognized expert on diversity, leadership, and organizational change. For more about his background and accomplishments, click here and scroll down. PAEAonline.org Gets a New Look PAEA is updating the navigation system for its website PAEAonline.org. The changes will be made in "real time" on July 5 and 6. Visitors will find the new navigation menus to be intuitive and user-friendly, allowing content to be found more easily. The new look is the result of a year of work with PAEA’s Web Advisory Group, beginning with a member survey late in 2009. More > Call for Motions Motions to be considered at the 2011 PAEA Annual Business Meeting during the Forum in New Orleans are due in the national office by midnight, Pacific Time, Monday, August 22. Motions may be submitted by PAEA committees, member programs, and the board of directors. More > PAEA Announces Annual Committee Vacancies Have you been thinking about becoming more involved? Several PAEA committees have openings for terms beginning in January 2012: Awards Committee, CASPA, Committee on Cultural and Ethnic Diversity, Conference Curriculum Committee, Faculty Development Institute, Finance Committee, Governance Committee, Leadership Development and Recruitment Committee, PACKRAT, and the Research Institute. The application deadline for all positions is Monday, August 22. For more detailed information, click here. Government Relations Update In May, PAEA Director of Government Relations Athena Abdullah attended the annual meeting of the Coalition for Health Funding with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) staff. Additionally she attended a Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC) meeting with U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee staff. It appears that this year’s budget process will look a lot like last year’s. More> A Few Spaces Left for New Program Directors' Retreat Don't miss this opportunity to develop essential foundational skills necessary for any successful program director. The retreat setting in beautiful Colorado will only enhance the experience. Click here for details. Three PA Students Show They Have the “Write Stuff” The winners of the 2011 PAEA/JAAPA Student Writing Competition were honored at an awards ceremony held on June 2 during the AAPA Annual Conference in Las Vegas. The competition, sponsored by the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (JAAPA) for the 11th consecutive year, gives PA students an opportunity to showcase their medical writing skills. More > Project Access: Getting the Word Out in Las Vegas As the United States moves closer to becoming a nation of minorities, the greater the demand will be for a more diverse field of health care providers. Project Access, a joint effort by AAPA and PAEA to inspire and encourage minority young people to consider a PA career, helps fill this crucial health care practitioner gap. More > PAEA Helps Fund International Health Workforce Conference In collaboration with the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Center for Workforce Studies, PAEA has signed on to provide funding for the 13th International Health Workforce Collaborative (IHWC) Conference, to be held this fall in Brisbane, Australia. More > Moves & Milestones What are fellow PA educators and programs doing? Bettie Coplan and James Meyer made recent news. More > |
AFPPA Call for Posters: Deadline August 8 
New Program Director Retreat: July 28 - August 1 2011 Annual Education Forum: Online Registration Now Open 
July 15: Faculty Award Nominations Deadline August 1: Deadline for Research Grant Proposals August 22: Deadline for Committee Applications August 22: Deadline for Motions 
Physician Assistant Education Association
|
|
