HealthLeaders Media September 8, 2021
Christopher Cheney

Jennifer Orozco sees physician assistants as a vital part of care teams and expects continued growth of the profession.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

– Priorities of the new AAPA president include lifting regulations that require physician assistants to have a legal relationship with physician supervisors.

– Physician assistant training as generalists has made them key players in the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

– Given the mental health pressures of the pandemic, new PAs should prioritize their wellbeing to ensure that they can provide quality care to their patients.

The new president of the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) is bullish on the future of the physician assistant profession.

Jennifer Orozco, MMS, PA-C, began her AAPA presidency on July 1. She practices...

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