The FSUCares team posing for a picture.

Volunteering in Immokalee, Florida: Finding My Purpose in Medicine

Elisa Gomez, a PA student at Florida State University, spent her spring break volunteering with FSUCares, a medical student organization devoted to serving underprivileged populations. In Immokalee, Florida, she reconnected with her motivations for becoming a PA.
Brittany Hager and Kathryn LaFleur smiling

A Primary Care PA Answers Your Most Pressing Questions

Kasey Brundidge, a primary care PA, sets the record straight on PA students’ most pressing practice questions. Here, she addresses the wide range of medical knowledge needed, patient volume, burnout, salary, and schedule questions.
AAPA 2019 location, date, and logo

AAPA 2019: 9 Things Students Shouldn’t Miss

AAPA 2019 offers many exciting events and opportunities for student attendees. Check out these nine events, and get pumped for Denver! Still on the fence? Read what past attendees want to share with their fellow PA students.
Lee in attendance of the three day MHFA instructor training

PA Student Juggles Academics and Mental Health Outreach

When the PA Foundation launched its Mental Health Outreach Fellowship in 2018, its inaugural cohort included only one PA student. Hwal Lee’s passion for mental health led him to coordinate outreach efforts while juggling his responsibilities as a student.

PA Students Give Back to Local Communities

Twenty-six PA programs from 19 states participated in the Student Academy’s third annual PA Student Service Week, which encourages PA students to participate in service during PA Week.