For more information about Physician Assistants, click here.
Physician assistants are certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) – a mark of professional accomplishment – and state-licensed. They are health professionals who practice medicine as members of a team with their supervising physicians.
PAs deliver a broad range of medical and surgical services to diverse populations in rural and urban settings. As part of their comprehensive responsibilities, PAs conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health care, assist in surgery, and prescribe medications. Founded in 1968, the Academy works to promote quality, cost effective health care and the professional and personal growth of PAs. – AAPA
The Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants has 7 Kits available
for its members to use to make presentation about the profession
to groups. Each Kit contains the following items:
one
set of slides (33) along with the presentation guide (syllabus)
from the AAPA
one
Wisconsin fact sheet to compliment the AAPA information
one
copy of MED Chapter 8
one
copy of WAPA'S top ten FAQ
one
Wistrec Document (information about PAs)
25
Copies of AAPA Pamphlet #101 (Q+A about PAs )
25
Copies of AAPA Pamphlet #103 (Partners in Medicine)
one
copy of the AAPA issue brief (PA scope of practice)
12
minute video (PAs Partners in Medicine).
There are three different visions of the video available one
for a Physician group, one for a student group and five for
the general public. Please be sure to Identify your group
type when requesting a Kit.
When you need to make a presentation call the WAPA office ask
for a presentation kit and they will send one to you. Please
return it to the office when finished so it can be restocked
with Pamphlets and available for others to use.
In partnership with the AAPA’s campaign to improve health
literacy, WAPA Public Relations Committee has developed a bookmark
for members to distribute to their clinics. The bookmark is
geared for young children to encourage reading. WAPA student
member Rebecca Tuley will be distributing these bookmarks at
her health literacy project in the Mauston School District.
Check out the bookmark on the WAPA website, or if you’d
like to request bookmarks for distribution in your clinic or
workplace, please contact Kim Shefchik, WAPA Public Relations
Committee Chair at kmdalebroux@yahoo.com.
