Rashadah Jordan, PA-C, feels that psychiatry allows her to have an especially positive impact on her patients.

“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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Klarisse Mathis, PA-C, shares how she provides both medical care and emotional support to her patients as a Certified PA.

“The ability to communicate and educate are crucial skills that PAs use to build trust with patients and their families.”

Tara Milligan, PA-C, wanted to become a Certified PA to empower patients to make a difference in their own health care.

As the nation’s population grows and ages, there is a pressing need for more health care team members. This has led to health care providers,

When asked why she wanted to become a Certified PA, Kathryn Iwasaki, PA-C, found it was tough to just pick one answer! Kathryn recalls that