In the Words of PAs

Interprofessional Teams in Primary Care: Improving Provider Relationships and Patient Care Neha Sandeep, PA-C December 13, 2022 I first learned the value of interprofessional experiences in medical education as a PA student at Boston University School of Medicine’s Physician Assistant Program. During my clinical year I joined Harvard Medical School’s Cambridge Integrated Clerkship (CIC). With […]

Preparing for a Healthy Holiday Season and Beyond: Safe Cleaning and Hygiene Practices Yolonda Freeman-Hildreth, PhD, PA-C November 16, 2022 After two challenging holiday seasons amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this holiday season is likely to be highly anticipated for travel and large gatherings. However, as cold and flu season ramps up, it is critical to […]

The Next Chapter in the Breast Cancer Journey: Transformation Donna DeGracia, MS, PA-C October 3, 2022 It is only when you can truly see the pain of others that you can understand and help them heal. The pain you understand the best is the pain you have experienced yourself. When I was first diagnosed with […]

Flu Vaccination: Using the Health Belief Model to Increase Vaccine Uptake Felicia Gutierrez, PA-C, and Justin Wolfe, MHS, PA-C September 27, 2022 The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends all patients six months and older should receive the flu vaccination (unless contraindicated) during September or October (ref 1). Influenza vaccine recommendations were updated […]

Preparing Our PA Students to Prevent Opioid Misuse Stephanie McGilvray, PA-C, MMSc August 10, 2022 As a PA who practiced in the emergency department for five years, I have experienced the opioid crisis firsthand and understand its impact. Now as an educator and program director, I understand it is imperative that PA students understand as […]

DEI in Action: Building a Movement Through PA Mobilization Andrea Lowe, MBA, MHA, PA-C July 26, 2022 AAPA and the PA Foundation are strengthening partnership initiatives that further their efforts to mobilize the PA profession. We like to refer to this as “building a movement,” and in pursuit of this goal, both organizations are focusing […]

A Critical Need: Making the Case for PAs in Rheumatology Lindsay Tom, PA-C June 15, 2022 Rheumatology is an often-overlooked specialty that serves a vital role to patients with autoimmune diseases, osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis. Collectively, these diseases affect more than 24 million people in the United States.1 In addition, the U.S. population is now living […]

Let’s Make Birthing in Hospitals Better! Melissa Rodriguez, DMSc, PA-C May 17, 2022 Have you heard? Maternal mortality rates are increasing in the U.S. We now have the highest maternal mortality rates in all developed countries. The 2020 report from the National Center for Health Statistics, based on data from the National Vital Statistics System, showed […]

Self-Care and Stress Reduction: Adopting a Yoga Mindset in Clinical Practice Barbara Morrison, PA-C April 13, 2022 April is Stress Awareness Month. Based on over two decades of clinical practice, I would like to offer some thoughts on why there needs to be a Stress Awareness Month and how we got here. By day I […]