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Below is a yearly listing of archived Blog articles through 11/21/2009.
2008
The ADVANCE Blog for PAs has Moved to a New Location!
On PAs and MAs
Physician vs. Physician
Are Cell Phones Safe?
'Leisure Sickness'
Alderson-Broaddus Memories
Fla. DFAAPA
PA Returns to ER Tonight
Alabama PA Featured for Work in Iraq
Utah Medical Association Honors Pedersen

2007
A New Diet for a New Year
Another DFAAPA
LA Times: Iraq Death Devastates PA's Family
'Warrior Wear'
HapPA Holidays!
Santa Claus, PhD, PA
SEMPA 2008 Conference
AAPA Names New EVP/CEO
AAPA News: IMGs as PAs in Canada
Barry PA News
ACP Endorses Single-Payer Health Care
Distinguished Fellow Program Launched
Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Major PA Law
PAs a Part of Pa. Health Care Reform
PAs in Canada
ACC Action on DTC Ads
Busy Health Bloggers
PA Jeanie Boulet Returns to ER (Warning: Spoiler Alert!)
PA Jeanie Boulet Returns to ER (Warning: Spoiler Alert!)
PAphobia: Fear of PAs Destroying All That is Sacred in Medicine
'Are NPs Becoming Too Specialized?'
More DFAAPAs
ADVANCE Award
ADVANCE Award
Robert M. Blumm, RPA-C, MA, DFAAPA
Robert M. Blumm, RPA-C, MA, DFAAPA
Robert M. Blumm, RPA-C, MA, DFAAPA
Robert M. Blumm, RPA-C, MA, DFAAPA
Robert M. Blumm, RPA-C, MA, DFAAPA
Ultramarathon PA
Vilifying Vaccines
PA in Midst of Uganda Ebola Outbreak
PA in Midst of Uganda Ebola Outbreak
PA in Midst of Uganda Ebola Outbreak
ReachMD Radio Reaches Out to PAs
ReachMD Radio Reaches Out to PAs
As Simple as APC
Paul Robinson for AAPA President
Prison PA in LA Times
Countdown to San Antonio
Stent Shopping
PAs: Keeping Their Heads Down Since 1967
Spreading PA Misinformation
AAPA News on the DScPA and PA Practice Ownership
Online DNP Degree
Bass Endorses Obama
New Hampshire PA Asks for Oprah's Help
NY Times on Lung Disease
Orthopedics PA Roundtable
Dr. NP
Garlic
PA/NP Trade Talks
NY Post: 0 for 2
PA No. 1 in Wisconsin
DScPA Reader Comments
PA Student Bone Marrow Donor Drive
Legal Victory for the PA Profession
Oklahoma PAs
PAEA Awards
AAPA Extends Student Memberships
More on the New PA Program Boom
AAPA News on SCHIP
Lush Lashes Through Pharmacology
New PA Program Boom?
Inhaled Insulin Update
Deadly Adenovirus
PA 'Rant'
AAPA Launches Awareness Campaign
GAPA History
Memorial to Veterans
PAs Per Capita
DFAAPA Update
PA Letters to the Editor
303,502,915
68,124 Practicing PAs
U.S. Army Medic Killed in Iraq
South College (Tenn.) PA Program
SEMPA Conference
Dr. PA
AAPA's Mixed Message on PA Public Awareness
PA at MGMA
BASE Jumping
DFAAPA Reviews
AAPA News Profiles Humanitarian PA of the Year
Heidi Goes North
Now This is a Big Medical Conference
Physician Picked for Top VA Post
Bone Marrow Drive for New Hampshire PA
'Dot Earth'
PA Lead Author
Mark Davis, Iowa PA of the Year
Pat Letke-Alexander, Maryland PA of the Year
AAPA Advocates for VA PAs
Blogging Health on TV Shows
NPs 'Unleashed'
ACC: PA+NP=APC
Changes at the Stanford PA Program
Fast Idaho PA Honored
Outdated Info
'Largest medical school expansion since the 1970s'
Maine PA Profile
North Carolina PAs Elect Bud Shelton—Again
NP Study: Patients Prefer NPs
New NCCPA Quarterly
Strange NPs Story from California
NY Times Health Blog
Indicted Maine PA Speaks Out
2007 PA Census Tidbit
Cardiology PA Conference
PA Salaries
Springfield College PA Ceremony
AP Medical News Roundup
DFAAPA
Laundry-Proof Ticks
2007 PA Census
AAPA Distinguished Fellows Program
AAPA Releases PA Public Awareness Study Results
Huh?
Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs California Law
Illinois PA Practice Act Renewal Passes Senate
'But despite the profession's prevalence, too many people don't know what PAs are and what they are qualified to do.'
PA Public Awareness—Again
Dinosaur Blogs CAPA
PAs: The Invisible Providers?
Help Wanted: New EVP for AAPA
PA Screenwriter and Film Producer
'What's a physician assistant?'
PA Day Letters
Repeat After Me, "PAs Practice Medicine"
Florida PA Under Fire for Allowing Cast Removal
PA Day 2007: Happy 40th!
New Preventive Services Guide Available
Florida PA Plays Role in Football Victory
NCCPA Wins Performance Excellence Award
139
Concussions in Female Athletes
PA Day Eve Event
New N.C. PA Program
PA Specialty Recognition
Rod Moser says, "AAARGH!"
AFPPA Spring Conference
CHIP Debate
Homeless Heidi's Help Wanted Ad
Illinois PA Honored
PA Students Educate About PAs
Waiting for a Cancer Check
PA CME in Illinois
'She Was the Best Physician Assistant I've Ever Seen'
2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths and 1 PA-C
New AAPA EVP
U.S. News Heart Care Hospital Rankings Analysis
Acupuncture Study in the News
Acting Surgeon General Moritsugu to Retire
PA Literary Leading Lady
More Comics Humor
N.C. PA Profile
Barber Assistants?
Gardasil's Protection: Even Broader?
PSPA Conference Set for October
AAPA EVP Search Continues
All-Time High?
Three New PA Programs?
AAPA Joins VDC
Deployment Increases Child Abuse
AAPA 2008
PA Wins Menopause Award
Have a Good Weekend
NCCPA to Switch Testing Centers
PA Cardiology Conference
Pathway II
AAPA News on the
PA Preceptor Shortage
CAPA Extends Early Bird Conference Registration Deadline
Organ Procurement Controversy
Cosmetic Surgery Surge
Motorcycle Deaths Rise
Plastic = Poison?
PA Helps Create Clinic in Ecuador
Degree Completion Programs for PAs
PA Profession in Academic Medicine
Health Insurance Woes
Duke University Honors PA Profession
NCCPA: Six Strikes and You're Out
PA Asthma Expert
Assistants in Canada
Vet Tech = PA?
Cancer Society Focuses on Uninsured
La. NP on CBS
David Gwinn Obituary
Aug. 30 AAPA News Online
Florida PA is Finalist for Award
PA Conference in Palm Springs
AMNews: Beware the Flip-Flop
PA Contributes to Ferring Pharmaceuticals Publication
Indiana's Dr. Feldman is Batting Zero
New York PAs Expand Prescriptive Authority
PA Foundation Videos
PR
Health Care Reform Essay
PA on Minn. Floods
Florida PA Fails to Win Wedding
New Tennessee PA Program in Development
Indiana Newspaper Editorial
PA Blogroll
PA Radio Show
Reading
AAPA News: National PA Week
Philly Sports Columnist Mentions PA
PA May Have a Martha Stewart Wedding
Barry PA Program Attends Education Fair
Map Shows Rising Obesity Rates
NCAPA Conference Update
PA Is Flight Surgeon of the Year
PAs With Not-So-Great News
AFPPA 2008 Spring Conference
'More than an Assistant to Someone Else'
Are Changes Needed in PA Education?
PA-Owned Clinics Under Fire?
PAs Tangled in Trucker Controversy
University of Iowa Honors PA Educator
Pushing Brand-Name Prescriptions
Proteins Lead to Rosacea Symptoms
Breastfeeding Rates Increase
Pregnancies in Accutane Users
Hit-and-Run Leaves PA With Broken Jaw
Giving Birth Unassisted
AAPA News: More PAs in Hospitals?
Are Many Surgeries Unnecessary?
Harding Graduates 16 New PAs
Athletes and Diabetes
Anti-AMA Column
Ranking Physicians
AAPA Supports CHIP Reauthorization
Health Care in New Orleans
MEDEX PA Students
PANRE Deadline
"Tamper-Resistant" Prescription Pads
PA-Written Blogs Few and Very Far Between
AMA, AARP Announce National Advertising Campaign
Another N.Y. PA Program?
PA's Sextuplets Start Coming Home
Countdown to San Antonio
The Great 2007 One-Day Fake Touro PA Scare Update
Federal Services PA Conference
The Great 2007 One-Day Fake Touro PA Scare
NY Post: Touro PA Grads in Question
Even More on Fake Touro PAs
Fake Touro PA Hysteria
More on Fake Touro PAs
July 15 AAPA News
Nuclear Cardiology PA Recognized
PAEA's Strategic Plan
PA Chains Self to Clinic Doors
U.S. News Heart Hospital Rankings
House Call Conferences
PAs Order Fewer Inappropriate PSA Tests
AAPA 2008
Health Care Crisis
National PA Legislation
PA Punch
AMA vs. Retail Clinics
Indiana PA Prescribing Video
Missouri Governor Signs PA Legislation
HIPAA Confusion
PAs and Physicians
Pediatric and Family Practice PA Conference
June 30 AAPA News
Pro-PA Article from San Antonio
Future PA Practice Trends
PAs in NEJM
No PAs at L.A. Hospital ED?
Some L.A. PAs Lose ED Privileges
PAs in CV Surgery Profile
When Doctors Attack
AMA HOD: Physicians vs. Retail Health Clinics
Assembly-Line Medicine?
Judge Rules Against Illinois PA
North American Menopause Society Awards
PAs Kept Secret in Alaska
AAPA Policy on Stem Cell Research
American Diabetes Association Argues for Stem Cell Research
NYT Magazine:
"When Is a Pain Doctor a Drug Pusher?"
More PAs in Canada
Career Experts: PAs Have it Easy
Radiology Remembrances
Reparative Therapy Resolution
The Many, Many Voices of the PA Profession
The Many, Many Voices of the PA Profession
Childhood Mental Illness
PAEA News
Tundra PA Profile
Health PR
Infographics
Nominate a Family Practice PA Today
"Irrational Juvenile Behavior"
AAPA HOD 2007
Arizona PA Gives Birth to Sextuplets
PA Students Run Free Clinic
Support the Troops
Surgical PA Conference
The Tundra PA Q&A
Alaska PA Blogs PA Conference
Chesapeake Bay PA
Pandemic Flu Leadership Blog
Unscientific Poll
PA Award
Physician Advocates of PAs
Even More PA Public Awareness
More PA Awareness
Guam is Out
Injuries from Roller Shoes
New PA-Written Book Available Soon
PA Conference News Coverage
PA Forum Posts
PA PR Update
Quick Conference Thoughts
PA Blog Goes to Philly
PAs and Memorial Day
PA and "Crusader CEO"
Does the PA Conference Need More PA Speakers?
Florida Academy of PAs Summer Symposium
AAPA Announces Crane Resignation
Countdown to Philly: Phillies Edition
AFPPA's New Spring Conference
NCAPA 2007 Summer Conference Schedule
Face-Lift for the AAPA Web Site
Update on Illinois PA's Lawsuit
Steve Crane to Leave AAPA
Steve Crane's E-Mail to PA Leaders
Good PA Article From Florida
PA and Breast Cancer
Univ. President Criticizes U.S. News College Rankings
Countdown to Philly
Nurses vs. PAs in Canada
More PA PR
Dave Barry's E-Mail Book Review
PA Crime Wave?
PA In the News in L.A.
The Giant Hairball
Veterans and Pain
Indiana PA Article
Massachusetts PAs and Retail Clinics
AAPA Adds Hotel
Wal-Mart In-Store Clinics Update
Lord Elected AAPA President
AAPA Conference 2007
More Missouri
AAPA Housing: Going, Going, Gone ...
Eli Lilly and PAs
Missouri Bill Goes to Governor's Desk
Washington PA Profile
April 30 AAPA News
Indiana Governor Signs PA Rx Bill
PAs on the Front Page in Ohio
Physicians Still Get Wined and Dined
Awful PA Headline
Wal-Mart Escalates the Retail Clinic Race
National Association of PAs Surveys
PAs and Genomics
AAPA Housing Update: One Left
Interesting AAPA HOD Resolution
More Missouri Movement
"Just Like the Name Sounds ... "
50! Indiana PA Prescribing Bill Passes
PA Specialty Recognition Update
PAEA Doing Fine
Will HPV Vaccine's Use Expand?
AAPA Housing Update
Physician Resident Work Hours and PAs
Georgia PA PR
PA Featured in PARADE's 'What People Earn'
Baghdad PA Conference
Oregon PA Wins Bronze Star
More on U.S. News Rankings
Iowa's No. 1
Brain Injuries in Iraq
Honor Flight to Open New HQ
PAs on TV
GAPA Summer CME
Missouri PA Bill Passes House
"Superbowl of Trauma"
It's Always About Turf
AAPA Lobbies for Title VII Funding
Barry PA PR
The End of Family Medicine?
Missouri PAs Rally
AAPA Finances
ARC-PA Approves PA Postgraduate Program Standards
AAPA Backs Law Concerning PAs' Medicare Patients
AAPA to Announce PAragon Award Winners
New PA Program in Pennsylvania
Beware of the Apostrophe-S
California PAs Need Regulation Changes
PA Profession Popular at Career Day
Montana PA Program Needs Improvements
New PA Program(s)
AAPA News from AAPA News
Not Quite "PA" News
Blue Cross of California Dumps Sick and Pregnant People for No Reason
AAPA, PA Foundation Help Military PAs
Top Secret
NY PA Appointed to National Advisory Council