Physician Assistant Education Association
Registration Now Open for
Two Faculty Development Institute
Workshops
Basic Skills Faculty Development and Clinical Coordinators Workshop – Survival 101. These workshops will be held at the Hotel Monaco in Alexandria, VA, March 23-24. Click here for more information.
White House Visit by PAEA
Representatives
PAEA Past President Kevin Lohenry and Government Relations Director Athena Abdullah were invited to participate in events, on January 9 and 10, as part of the Joining Forces Initiative of First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, designed to help service members, veterans, and their families. The events included a roundtable at the White House, where the First Lady spoke about the importance of our commitment to train students and clinicians to provide health care for veterans.
Click here for more.
PAEA Meets with Rep. David E.
Price
Rep. David
E. Price from North Carolina’s 4th
District met with PAEA Director
at Large Karen Hills and PAEA
Director, Government Relations, Athena
Abdullah on January 23 to discuss issues
surrounding PA education. For photo
and additional information, click
here.
Call for PACKRAT Committee
Members
The Association is seeking members for its Physician Assistant Clinical Knowledge Rating and Assessment Tool (PACKRAT) Committee. Click here to find out more. Application deadline is March 5.
Calls for Project Access and
Student Writing Competition
Subcommittees
PAEA is currently searching for members for the new Project Access Subcommittee (application deadline is March 5) as well as the Student Writing Competition Subcommittee (application deadline is February 15). Find out how you can get involved.
The lead editorial in the
February 2012 issue of JAAPA is in response to
discussions with PAEA about the value of and
need for exemplary preceptors. Written by
Josanne Pagel, MPAS, PA-C, the editorial shares
her inspiring experience and personal
perspective of precepting at the Cleveland
Clinic. The editorial can found here
online after
February 3rd. Attend Capitol
Connection, March 25-27 The registration deadline will
be here before you know it. It is critically
important that every state is represented at
Capitol Connection 2012, where PAs from coast
to coast will be sharing their stories with
legislators and speaking for the profession.
Register today!
Precepting —
Up Close and Personal
Resolve to Be
an Advocate for the Profession in 2012
Diversity and Health
Disparities DVDs
Available
New powerful teaching tools relating to cultural competency are available to PAEA members. Click below to access:
"Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible" DVD
"Worlds Apart" DVD series
"Unnatural Causes" video series Other Resources Tools You Can Use
Faculty VacanciesFaculty Resources
State Map of PA Programs
Cultural Competence and Health Disparities