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ASAPA 2012 Primary Care Conference
ALL PASSWORDS HAVE BEEN RESET TO ASAPA
On Monday October 24, 2011 our website database was updated to the newest release. All passwords were reset to ASAPA. Please use ASAPA when logging in the first time and then you will be prompted to change it.
Take the census – win an iPAD!
AAPA is taking the pulse of the PA profession. Through the AAPA Census, PAs from across the country—wherever you work and whether or not you are an AAPA member—will supply important, accurate information about your profession that can influence your future.
Data collected through the Census will inform professional leadership and others who can propose federal and state funding and legislation, scholarships and grants and—most of all—influence better working conditions for you and your practice.
Please support your profession by taking AAPA’s Census online at www.aapa.org/census and get entered to win an Apple® iPAD and many other prizes!
 A Great New Idea!
ASAPA receives about 150 requests per year from students looking for shadowing opportunities. A new online scheduling resource is now available, Physician Assistant Shadowing Online. ASAPA has made the decision to remove ourselves as facilitator between the PAs and the students and let you be in control by using this new online scheduling software.
It is free for both PAs and students to register. The process is simple. You create your own calendar for students to sign up and shadow. There is a help page, with video tutorials, to explain how to create your calendar of available times and how to make shadow appointments. It only takes a few clicks. The site is automated so after you create your calendar, you don't have to do anything else. The student will receive confirmation emails telling them when and where to show up, even what the appropriate attire is for your practice setting.
To get the ball rolling for Arizona we need the PAs wanting to shadow students to create a calendar of available times. Students will then be able to view the calendars and schedule a time.
PA Name Change
Dear ASAPA member,
As your duly elected representatives here in Arizona, we feel that it is our duty in provide ASAPA members with information regarding current issues regarding our profession. As some may already be aware, there has been renewed interest in redefining what the acronym “PA” stands for. A recent effort has been generated to encourage AAPA to develop a plan to change Physician Assistant to Physician Associate. While ASAPA has chosen not to have an official opinion on this matter, we feel that the information is worthy of sharing.
A link to the informational website is:
http://www.associatenamechange.com/statement.php
Again, ASAPA as an organization does not officially endorse, support, or discredit this grassroots effort, however we felt a duty to share this information with you: our members.
Thank you for your interest and support in this great profession!
Sincerely,
Chris Davis, President, ASAPA
Jacqueline Spiegel, Immediate Past President, ASAPA
Cynthia Reilly, President-Elect, ASAPA
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