PAEA Legislative Agenda
112th
Congress
Health Reform
PAEA supports comprehensive reform that improves the quality, delivery, and access to care for all Americans. PAEA will be an active participant in ensuring a positive impact on physician assistant education programs as they continue to produce primary care clinicians.
PAEA seeks increased funding and opportunities for physician assistant education programs which recognize the value of physician assistants in the health care workforce. This includes:
- Increasing student clinical rotation opportunities
- Increasing funding for ongoing faculty development for junior to senior level faculty
Education and Outreach
Internal
PAEA will educate its membership about
the importance of applying for increased grant
funding opportunities, particularly those
offered through the Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA).
External
PAEA will conduct bipartisan outreach on
Capitol Hill to educate members of Congress and
their staffs about PA education, its
challenges, and what is needed for physician
assistants to be recognized as an effective
solution to the health care workforce crisis.
PAEA will establish relationships with federal
agencies to obtain additional funding, as well
as expand student clinical rotation and faculty
development opportunities.
For further information about PAEA’s government relations activities, contact Director of Government Relations Athena Abdullah, aabdullah@PAEAonline.org; (703) 548-5538, ext. 303.