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Welcome to VAPA

The Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants serves the needs of PAs and PA Students who work or reside in the state of Virginia. VAPA’s Web site serves its members and the public by providing a forum for services and ideas designed to strengthen and promote the PA profession throughout Virginia. MORE....

VAPA 30th Annual CME Conference

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Advocacy Challenge:
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Allowing PAs to Provide Hospice Care - MORE....

Medical Society of Virginia Partnership

Effective immediately, physician assistants and physician assistant students are eligible to join MSV as affiliate members. Press Release....

A Great Time to Be a PA

Forbes names PA No. 1 Master's Degree-Again! MORE....

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Target: 2000

Active: 552
Past due: 0

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President's Corner

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VAPA Elections are Underway!
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Nominations for the 2012 PA Awards
Nominate the most outstanding PA's for special recognition. More....

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a physician assistant sign a DNR form?
Yes, effective July 1, 2011, §54.1-2952.2 of the Code of Virginia provides that "whenever any law or regulation requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or endorsement by a physician, it shall be deemed to include a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or endorsement by a physician assistant."

 

Carilion Clinic Announces Advanced Practice Clinician Fellowship in Emergency Medicine

Carilion Clinic is proud to offer a one-year emergency medicine (EM) fellowship for physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs), providing specialized experience and training in conjunction with its EM physician residency program. Physician assistants and nurse practitioners committed to excellence in emergency medicine will benefit from outstanding didactic and clinical opportunities, skills workshops, and the mentorship of residency-trained, board-certified emergency physicians fully supportive of PAs and NPs, as well as EM PA and NP faculty.

For more information, visit: www.carilionclinic.org/Carilion/EM_Fellowship


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