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How PAs can participate in PA Advocacy
PA PRACTICE • ADVOCACY How PAs can participate in PA Advocacy Merriam-Webster defines Advocate as, "to support or argue for (a cause or policy)". Physician Assistants are natural advocates, this is required as part of training as
Questions to Ask Employers during PA Job Interviews
PA PRACTICE • BY MAUREEN TAYLOR, CCPA Questions to Ask Employers during PA Job Interviews Although civilian PAs have been working in Canada since 2006, there’s no question that integrating them is still a work in progress.
How to enter your CPD/CME Credits
PA PRACTICE • CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT How to enter your CPD/CME Credits Physician Assistants in Canada write the PA Certification Exam once, and in order to maintain their "Certified" status, they must obtain a certain number of
Guide to the Ontario Career Start Grant
PA EMPLOYMENT • ONTARIO Guide to the Ontario PA Career Start Grant On June 15, 2017, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) announced that applications for the Career Start Program to employ Ontario's 2017 PA
Finding a job as a new PA graduate: the importance of having a network
PA EMPLOYMENT • BY SARA NOLTE, CCPA The Importance of Having a Network I’m back, and here to tell you about the second (and happier) part of my journey of getting a job as a new Physician
New PA Grad BG discusses finding work thru Career Start
PA EMPLOYMENT • GUEST POST From New Ontario PA Grad to Full Time Work When and how did you start preparing for job process? I started preparing for the job process near the end of my last
New PA Grad Andrew reflects on the PA Job Hunt
PA EMPLOYMENT • BY ANDREW LIM, CCPA New PA Graduate Andrew reflects on the PA Job Hunt I had the pleasure of meeting Andrew who completed an Orthopaedic Surgery elective rotation with us during his second year
Networking & Employment Tips for PA students
PA EMPLOYMENT • CAPA CONFERENCE Networking and Employment Tips for Canadian PA Students Andrea Lombardi, CCPA and Todd Bryden did an early morning Breakfast session on the 2nd day of the CAPA conference canvassing questions from the
Explaining the PA-supervising MD relationship
LEARN MORE ABOUT PAs • BY ANNE, CCPA How the PA/MD Relationship Works There are various models for what a Physician Assistant and Supervising Physician relationship may look like. The relationship can vary by practice setting (in
Where to find Physician Assistant Jobs in Canada
Where to find Physician Assistant Jobs in Canada 1. CAPA PA Job Listings Membership required. The Canadian Association of Physician Assistant website is often the first resource employers access when they are interested in hiring
How do new Ontario PA Graduates Obtain Jobs?
A large proponent on deciding a career and then going through the process of applying to a PA program, like any professional school, is determining what the job market is for that profession. If you want to know the specifics of how a newly minted
Launching Your PA Career
PA STUDENTS • PA EMPLOYMENT Launching Your PA Career: Tips for New Grads For the 2015 Canadian Association of Physician Assistants Annual Conference in Toronto, ON, I presented a session on Launching Your PA Career on October