In the Words of PAs

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 […]

PA Student Financial Decision-Making: What You Need to Know Andrew Baker, PA-C, MBA March 16, 2022 Being a PA student isn’t easy. Anyone who has been in PA school understands the huge expectations placed upon you. And PA school does a great job preparing students for their future as a PA! But how much do […]

PA Call to Action: Intentional Allyship Susan Salahshor, PhD, PA-C February 17, 2022 Dr. Salahshor is the founding Program Director of the Physician Assistant Program in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Ithaca College. In addition, she serves on the PA Foundation Board of Trustees and is the current chair of the Foundation’s […]

Resources Help Spanish-Speaking Patients Make Positive Nutrition Choices Damaris Rosado, MS, MPAS, PA-C January 7, 2022 Recognizing that over 41 million people – about 13 percent of the U.S. population – speak Spanish at home1, the PA Foundation developed Spanish language resources as part of its Nutrition Outreach Fellowship program, supported by Abbott. The program […]

What Does Philanthropy Mean to You? Jacqueline Spiegel, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA, CHSE December 14, 2021 The word “philanthropy” is derived from Ancient Greek, meaning “love of humankind.” In a broad sense, it is an active effort to show goodwill to fellow members of the human race and promote human welfare. We commonly think of philanthropy […]

Health is determined not just by physical ailments, but also by environmental factors such as income, education and community. These environmental factors are called social determinants of health (SDOH). SDOH include factors such as where people are born, their access to education, what jobs they can get and the types of communities they live in. […]

Practicing in Primary Care: Rewarding Work, Life-Changing Outcomes Cindy Bunde, MPAS, PA-C, DipACLM, and Erin Fitzpatrick Lepp, MMSc, PA-C November 16, 2021 PAs are doing extraordinary work in practice and in their communities. Through the generosity of one of our long-time donors, William H. Marquardt, the PA Foundation has the honor to work with and […]

Using Nutrition as a Surgical Tool Nicole Fox, MPAS, PA-C PA Foundation Nutrition Outreach Fellow November 4, 2021 For the past year, I have had the pleasure to serve as a Nutrition Outreach Fellow with the PA Foundation. The program offers additional training and resources on nutrition, with the goal of improving individual patient visits […]

A recent report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) called the opioid crisis among Hispanic/Latino* populations an “urgent issue,” and described the unique challenges faced by this population — including intergenerational and intercultural differences within households, language barriers, and stress related to migration and discrimination. As the fastest growing minority population […]