The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) recognizes the nation's top PAs with their highest honor, the PAragon Awards. These awards confer special recognition on PAs who have distinguished themselves through their unparalleled service to patients, their communities, the profession and the Academy. The Awards honor exemplary PA service in six categories: Outstanding PA of the Year, Humanitarian PA of the Year, Federal Service PA of the Year, PA Service to the Underserved Award, Physician-PA Partnership Award and the PAragon Publishing Awards.
The PAragon Publishing Awards honor three PAs who authored outstanding articles that were published in peer-reviewed journals in 2011. The winners will be formally honored during the IMPACT 2012 AAPA Conference in Toronto and three-minute videos of each winner will be available on the AAPA conference webpage after the opening general session. |
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Congratulations to Class of 2011 graduates who recently took the NCCPA (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants) certifying examination. These 55 students received a 100% pass rate! Kudos to the 8 students who received perfect scores!
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Completion student Nicole Ricci, RPA-C (BS class of 2002, completion MS class of 2010) has published an article with Professor Denise Rizzolo, PhD, PA-C on laceration repair in JAAPA.
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The summer 2011 NYSSPA newsletter includes an article on international rotation from Kristin Leiber, class of 2011, on page 8. In addition, the ad for NYP positions on page 10 features PA Marisol Morban from the PA class of 2003.
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The Physician Assistant Program recently announced Nicole Adams, Nicholas Quaranta, and Lindsay Ennis will receive HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration) scholarships designed to address the national and local shortage of physician assistants who practice in underserved primary care settings. Their bios are available here.
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In May 2011 Pace PA students held their second successful blood drive in New York City. There was overwhelming support from the PA classes of 2011 and 2012 who collaborated to organize, promote and run the event. To raise awareness of the blood drive in the Pace community, PA students circulated flyers on campus and in surrounding neighborhoods, despite rainy weather, and set up tables on campus. PA students recruited more than 70 people, and the blood drive was a rewarding experience for everyone involved.
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Congratulations to Amanda Chevestick, PA-S, whose article “Anterior Knee Pain: The pitfalls of plica and chondromalacia patellae” recently got published in ADVANCE for NPs & PAs. The piece, which was co-authored with Gordon Huie, MPAS, PA-C, Yair D. Kissin, MD, and Michael A. Kelly, MD, focuses on how anterior knee pain is often misdiagnosed when there is actually another underlying issue causing the pain. Amanda Chevestick is a research assistant at the Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) orthopedics and sports medicine department in Hackensack, N.J., and is a student at the Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital PA program.
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Congratulations to Alecia Larsen, MPAS, PA-C, (class of 2008 BS, class of 2010 completion program), and Assistant Clinical Professor Denise Rizzolo, PhD, PA-C, who recently had an article published in JAAPA (the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants), entitled Trigeminal neuralgia: Diagnosis and medical and surgical management.
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PA Studies Tops Forbes Best Master’s Degrees for Jobs List
For the second year in a row, Forbes put the master's degree in physician assistant studies at the top of its "Best Master's Degrees for Jobs" list. While a master's degree in PA studies is tied with a master's degree in computer science, the master's in PA studies gets top billing.
Click here for the article
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Jen has always been involved in extracurricular activities throughout her education, and knew it would be no different when she started the Physician Assistant program at Pace in July of 2010. When the opportunity to run for Student Director-At-Large for the New York State Society of Physician Assistants (NYSSPA) came about, she never thought twice about running for the position. “When I was elected I knew it was going to be a great experience but I did not realize how much I would truly enjoy it. It was a huge honor to represent New York State physician assistant students and learn about the inner workings of the state society.”
What captivated Jen most about the experience was being involved in an organization that runs solely on a group of volunteers with no other goal than to advocate for the profession they love. When elections came around this spring, she ran again with high hopes for her re-election. She is honored to have acheived this goal and will serve as a Student Director-At-Large for NYSSPA during the 2011-2012 year term. She looks forward to another opportunity to represent PA students across the state and is excited to continue her service to her new profession when she graduates. |
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Hannah Feder has been given The Henry Birnbaum Endowed Scholastic Achievement Award. This award is presented to a graduating full-time graduate or undergraduate student who has earned all of his/her degree credits at Pace University on the New York City Civic Center campus, who has shown outstanding scholarly aptitude during his/her tenure at Pace, and who has earned a quality point average of at least 3.8 upon graduation.
Here is a coppy of Hannah's strong nomination
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Students from the Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant program won this year’s Medical Jeopardy Tournament! The tournament was held at the annual New York State Society of Physician Assistant (NYSSPA) Fall Conference in Saratoga Springs, NY, and also included St. John’s, Cornell, Le Moyne, NYIT, Stony Brook, Hofstra, and Harlem. This was the seventh year in a row that Pace competed by answering medical questions in categories ranging from neurology to the PA profession. Congratulations to team members Amanda Urquhart, Matthew Blendell, and Lauren Naab for their first place win!
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In recognition of her academic performance as well as other criteria including community and professional service, Tiffany Carter, class of 2012, received one of only four $1,000 scholarships awarded by the New York State Society of Physician Assistants (NYSSPA) this year. Awards were presented at a Gala Dinner during the fall Conference in Saratoga Springs, NY. Congratulations Tiffany!
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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October and national Physician Assistants week October 6th-12th 2010, a group of Pace PA students and faculty joined together to raise $4,437 for Breast Cancer research. They held fundraising events, sold t-shirts, collected donations from friends and family members, and “made strides” in a 5 mile breast cancer awareness walk. This year, team leaders Brittany Macdonald and Brittany Rask attended a “Kickoff Breakfast” to prepare for the event. They received fundraising tips, distribution materials, and had the chance to meet some inspiring women including Jeanette Santana, a 2-year survivor of breast cancer, and Diana Williams, Eyewitness News anchor.
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Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant students recently volunteered at Hope Lodge, where the American Cancer Society offers cancer patients and their families a free, temporary place to stay when their best hope for effective treatment may be in another city. For two nights, two groups of students from the class of 2011 and the class of 2012 offered to cook dinner, serve, and clean up for the approximately 50 people who were staying there. According to the students, volunteering gave them the opportunity to interact and connect with inspiring individuals who represent future patients as well as friends and family members who have faced cancer.
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Pace University Physician Assistant students held a successful event this summer to donate blood and sign up for a bone marrow registry, simple steps that could save lives. There was overwhelming support from the PA class of 2011 (who organized the event) as well as the classes of 2012 and 2010, and the wider community. The PA program collaborated with the New York Blood Center, Be the Match Foundation, and the Physician Assistant Foundation to plan, promote, and carry out the drive. Turnout was larger than expected, and donation goals were exceeded.
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