The Vanderbilt School of Nursing Alumni Board just named Courtney Pitts, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN the 2024 VUSN Thomas L. Christenbery Alumni Award for Diversity and Inclusion. Proud day to see our Emory Nursing faculty being recognized for their work on critical issues. #DEI

Our PArtners in Mental Health Steering Committee examined ways to increase the visibility of #CertifiedPAs’ contributions to #MentalHealth and shared efforts to enhance #Education, #Practice, and #Awareness. #PAsDoThat #PAsforMentalHealth NCCPA American Academy of Physician Associates PAEA

🎉Congratulations to Paola Gonzalez, MPAS, PA-C, the 2024 Diversity Award winner! Gonzalez has been a PA for more than 20 years and is passionate about helping communities that face diminished resources and healthcare disparities. Read more: bit.ly/4cLo6rl #PAsGoBeyond

This year's Outstanding Student Society is the PA program CUNY School of Medicine!🏆 We celebrate their work advocating for the profession, offering resources to the next generation of students, and holding drives for their community. bit.ly/3LwzJ9G #PAsGoBeyond #FuturePAs

LCDR Joshua L. Henderson, MSPAS, PA-C, combines his interest in #orthopaedics with his desire to serve his country by caring for patients in a federal penitentiary. Henderson has worked in the U.S. Public Health Service since 2016: bit.ly/3mV0EQW #PAsGoBeyond

Interagency Government, the newest AANP community, is a networking space for NPs working in various governmental agencies. Hear from Co-chair Michelle Peacock about her experiences in the Army nurse corps and what she hopes this new community will achieve. bit.ly/aanp-intergov

Thank you, Cecilia McDonald, for sharing your inspiring testimony! NPs — submit your photos and written testimonies and help AANP amplify The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner®: aanp.org/shareyourstory. #NPsLead #ShareYourStory

We know #PAsGoBeyond on land, in space…and at sea! 🌊🚢PA and U.S. Public Health Service Lieutenant Casie Parker spent a month as medical officer on a NOAA research vessel in the Pacific Ocean. Check it out: bit.ly/3XNBu7Y

Great news for PAs in New Hampshire! 🎉🙌 Chris Sununu has signed legislation that has achieved OTP for the state. Read the details here: bit.ly/3YilxIV #PAsGoBeyond

Congratulations, Ohio, for becoming the 13th state to adopt the PA Licensure Compact! 🎉This streamlines the process for PAs to obtain authorization to practice in more than one state. bit.ly/3WCfg9G 🙌 OAPA! #PAsGoBeyond

Nurse practitioners evaluate patients, diagnose, write prescriptions and bring a comprehensive perspective to health care in more than 1 billion patient visits each year. Discover why NPs are the provider of choice for millions of patients across the U.S.: brnw.ch/21wLuCi

AANP is pleased to share that the FAANP have announced the recipient of the 2024 FAANP Grant. Congratulations to Dr. Britney Broyhill for her project, “Closing the Gap: NP-Driven Enhanced Prenatal Protocol for Black Maternal Hypertension.” Learn more: bit.ly/faanp-grant24.

PA Kheira Bettir became inspired to join the profession when she witnessed a PA care for her father during his #cancer treatment. Now as a practicing PA, she uses social media to provide guidance and mentorship for pre-PAs. bit.ly/3RLPden #PAsGoBeyond

James R. Kilgore, DMSc, PhD, PA-C, associate professor of PA Medicine at the University of Lynchburg, discussed a new #PrimaryCare screening tool for cognitive decline related to #Alzheimers disease and dementia. bit.ly/46lsStj via @hcplive

This year’s CO Outreach and Advocacy Award recipient is the Minnesota Academy of PAs (MAPA)! 🎉🏆Read how MAPA utilized its 12 committees to provide PAs with CME opportunities, further diversity, equity, and inclusion, and advance advocacy initiatives. bit.ly/4bYY3vK

Thank you, Randi Horne, for sharing your inspiring testimony! NPs — share your story with AANP! Submit your photos and written testimony and tell us about your role and what inspired you to become an NP. aanp.org/shareyourstory #NPsLead #ShareYourStory

The University of Lynchburg’s School of Medicine & Health Sciences congratulates DMSc alumnus, Dr. Hwal Lee who was selected as one of five fellows by the PA Foundation for the PArtnership to Improve Student Mental Health initiative. #UniversityofLynchburg #PAsGoBeyond #DMSc

The CMSGov has released the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule proposed role, which updates numerous Medicare coverage and payment policies. Here's what PAs need to know: bit.ly/3WNJkPR

2024 AANP State Award recipients Mya Yee Nandar and Miki Miura both came to the U.S. from abroad to fulfill their dreams of becoming NPs. Learn more about both recipients and how you can nominate yourself or a deserving NP for next year’s award. bit.ly/3Ai4cWA

The PA Foundation, with a grant from the RBC Foundation USA, is launching a youth #MentalHealth initiative in schools. Four PAs have been selected to lead the first phase, providing mental health training in their local school districts. bit.ly/4dr8xFa #PAsGoBeyond