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The Physician Associate Foundation
Since 1977, the Physician Associate Foundation has worked to promote better health for PAs, students, their patients, and the communities they serve.
Events and Resources
Vital Minds
The Vital Minds podcast explores topics of relevance to the PA and healthcare provider audience, ranging from mental health to obesity to pain management and more. Each episode explores nuances of the featured subject and provides tips and resources PAs can put into practice to benefit patients.
What We Do
As the philanthropic arm of the American Academy of PAs, the Physician Associate Foundation provides support to PAs and PA students through grants for PA-led health projects, scholarships for future PA leaders, and patient education tools. Our programs, guided by our mission, help PAs and PA students make an impact – with their patients, in their communities, and for their profession, locally and worldwide.
$2.3M
Scholarship funding awarded to PA students
People reached through our mental health and SUD programs since 2018
$1.5M
Programmatic support over the last decade