How Two PA Students Used Their Skills to Save a Man’s Life

Three months into their PA program, first-year students Taylor Clayton and Julia Riordan didn’t hesitate to administer CPR to a man who laid unconscious on the street. They saved his life. Now, Clayton and Riordan reflect on the experience—and how it has influenced them as students and future PAs.

January 21, 2026

This PA Week, Support PAs Making an IMPACT

PA Week is more than just a time to celebrate the PA profession — it’s an opportunity to give back and support those who are making a lasting impact in their communities. This PA Week, PAF invites the PA community to support its IMPACT Grant Program to help fund future patient-centered, community-based health projects within the United States and its territories.

September 24, 2025

Meet the 2025 Recipients of the Michael Powe Leadership in Advocacy Scholarship

In 2024, AAPA established the Michael Powe Leadership in Advocacy Scholarship to recognize PA students who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to advocacy work on behalf of the PA profession. Now in its second year, this scholarship supports five PA students who are committed to carrying forward Powe’s legacy through their own leadership and advocacy efforts.

August 27, 2025

The Top 3 Reasons You Should Take the 2025 Salary Survey

Last year, approximately 40,000 PAs accessed the AAPA Salary Report. Now you have a chance to be a part of the next Salary Report by taking the 2025 AAPA Salary Survey. It takes just fifteen minutes and we want to hear from you. Students, too, can make their voices heard by taking the 2025 Student Survey.

February 5, 2025

Empowering the Next Generation of PAs, Honoring the Legacy of Joyce Nichols

The Joyce Nichols Memorial Scholarship, awarded by the Physician Associate Foundation (PAF), is open to Black or African American PA students who demonstrate passion for the PA profession, commitment to serving their communities and future patients, and exceptional leadership potential. Read more about the five students who received the scholarship in 2024 and how it has helped shape their journeys.

February 3, 2025

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