Former SDPA Legislative Committee Chair and current SDPA Board Member, Hannah Rodriguez, MPAS, PA-C, visits Dermcast.tv to talk about how important grassroots advoacacy is to the Derm PA profession. “For example, that may be that some legislation is going to passed in a particular state that would keep PAs from doing something that they are …
In June 2016, the SDPA was represented by President Jennifer Conner, Immediate Past President Matthew Brunner, and Past President Vicki Roberts at a meeting between specialty organization leaders and the NCCPA to discuss the recent proposed changes to our recertification process. The meeting included collaborative dialogue regarding the concerns with the proposal and potential solutions …
Dermcast interviewed Joe Monroe, PA-C, at the 2014 Spring Conference in Indianapolis. Mr. Monroe is one of the founding members of the SDPA and he shared some of the history of that extraordinary organization.
On August 11, 2014, the Journal of the American Medical Association Dermatology (JAMA) published an original investigation into the billing practices of mid-level providers such as PAs and NPs. Unfortunately, the article, called “Scope of Physician Procedures Independently Billed by Mid-Level Providers in the Office Setting” was filled with inaccurate information about PA education levels …
Recently the New York Times published an in-depth article about PAs called “The Physician Assistant Will See You.” The article covered the type of education that a PA receives, discussed the collaborative nature of the PA/Physician relationship, and mentioned many positive aspects of PAs working in healthcare. However, the article did have some misconceptions and …