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New Podcast Episode: Food Allergy

Now streaming: new Vital Minds podcast episode on the topic of food allergy. Tune in for insights from two allergy PAs on the LEAP trial and early introduction approach, myths and misunderstandings about peanut and food allergies, and more. Available on Apple Podcasts and the PA Foundation website.

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2022 IMPACT Grant Recipients

The PA Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2022 IMPACT Grants. View them and learn more about their projects.

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Telemedicine Resources

Online resources for PA students! Learn about the nuances of working with pain patients through telemedicine, with an emphasis on mental health and preventing prescription opioid misuse. Featuring videos, a podcast episode, a “choose your own adventure” telemedicine simulation, and more!

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All of Us Research Program

The Foundation is partnering with the NIH All of Us Research Program to raise awareness about the importance of participation in research. Join us in helping researchers better understand the factors that affect our health.

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The PA Foundation

Since 1977, the PA Foundation has worked to promote better health for PAs, students, their patients, and the communities they serve.

Our Vision and Mission

A group of physician associates/physician assistants

In the Words of PAs Blog Series

Check out our new blog series featuring posts from PA leaders on topics such as using nutrition as a surgical tool, treating pain in marginalized populations, perspectives on practicing in primary care, the meaning of philanthropy, and more.

PA Foundation Women in Philanthropy

The mission of Women in Philanthropy (WIP) is to match the values and life experiences of diverse women across generations who are invested in the PA profession and healthcare with the mission of the PA Foundation. Learn more and view our lead mentors and members.

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.

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What We Do

As the philanthropic arm of the American Academy of PAs, the PA 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.

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$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

Partners for Health Improvement