Stories and Health Tips

Low Bone Density: What You Can Do to Help Prevent Osteoporosis
Staci Boudreaux, PA-C, shares information about low bone density and what you can do to help prevent osteoporosis.

The Specialty That Picked Me: Making a Positive Impact Through Patient Education
Rashadah Jordan, PA-C, feels that psychiatry allows her to have an especially positive impact on her patients.

Continuously Challenged and Rewarded
“Maintaining certification validates my ability to remain laterally mobile and shows how seriously I take what I do. Medicine is always evolving, and we must stay on top of it.”

‘The Most Satisfying Experience I’d Ever Felt’
Nina Muñoz, PA-C, implores anyone with a passion for health care to explore a career as a Certified PA. Because there are many complexities of patient care, she suggests volunteering and shadowing a Certified PA to help understand what it takes to be a member of the medical team.

High Quality Care from A Highly Qualified Team
No one accomplishes anything alone. Working with a supportive team that has your back is a great way to achieve success, especially for a health care team. Certified PAs, like Julie Davis, have been working with physicians to support one another as a team since 1967.

Personal and Professional Growth in the PA Profession
Ever since she was a kid, Jameka McElroy-Brooklyn, PA-C, knew that she wanted to pursue a career in medicine. She had always been interested in science but didn’t know where this interest would lead her. It wasn’t until her junior year of college that McElroy-Brooklyn knew exactly what career path she would pursue. After meeting a Dermatology PA, she realized how much the PA profession aligned with her personal and professional goals.

Taking Charge to Make a Change
After working as a cytotechnologist, Anne Walsh, PA-C, decided to make a career change. Read about Anne’s inspiring story behind her career change to becoming a Certified PA.

Defining The Position and Advancing The Profession
Certified PA David Abiva’s education positioned him to be a unique and fundamental part of his health care team. Read more about what makes David stand out on his team.

Certified PAs Deliver High-Quality Medical and Emotional Care
Klarisse Mathis, PA-C, shares how she provides both medical care and emotional support to her patients as a Certified PA.