The Ithaca College PA Program attended the inaugural PAEA Policy Summit on July 10-12, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Summit brought together faculty and students from participating PA programs across the country to learn more about health and education policy, hear from leaders and government stakeholders, engage in advocacy at the federal level, and network with colleagues and peers who share a passion for making a difference on behalf of PA education, patients, and the profession.
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Graduate students Brittny Dawkins and Nour Safa are the first students from Ithaca College — and two of 25 students across the United States — to represent the college on the American Academy of Physician Associates’ House of Delegates. Dawkins and Safa will be attending the AAPA Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from May 20 to 24, and the HOD meeting from May 19 to 21. The two are a part of the Student Academy and were elected by the AAPA in July 2022 to be student delegates to the HOD.
Congratulations to the Ithaca College PA Program Cohort 1 learners for winning 1st place in the PAEA Project Access Competition! Project Access is an outreach recruitment program that aims to encourage high school students from underrepresented minoritized groups to consider the PA profession as a career. As part of their community outreach efforts, IC’s PA learners hosted a table at Apple Fest and created a presentation for students from Ithaca High School.