<div dir="ltr">Good morning everyone, <div><br></div><div>Please read the updates below regarding AAPA and PAEA events.</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">HOD Student Delegate Application-Last Call!</span></b><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://bit.ly/3GGbjqY" title="https://bit.ly/3GGbjqY" target="_blank">Applications for the HOD Student Delegate</a><span class="gmail-m_-6213814059241413365apple-converted-space"> </span>opportunity close on June 29. <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">New on News Central</span></b><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Advocacy & Policy Committee members Joshua Penninger and Jessica Yue (Jessica is also the new Director of Diversity & Outreach on the Student Board) shared how their universities provide options for further training/education in caring for LBGTQ+ patients.<span class="gmail-m_-6213814059241413365apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2022/06/pa-students-learn-to-care-for-lgbtq-patients/" title="https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2022/06/pa-students-learn-to-care-for-lgbtq-patients/" target="_blank">Read more on News Central.</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">PA History Society: Leadership Opportunity</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The PA History Society is seeking a PA Trustee for a one-year term. The deadline<span class="gmail-m_-6213814059241413365apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://pahx.org/news/pahx-board-call-for-applications/" title="https://pahx.org/news/pahx-board-call-for-applications/" target="_blank">to apply is</a><span class="gmail-m_-6213814059241413365apple-converted-space"> </span>September 9, 2022. For more information on the role, visit the<span class="gmail-m_-6213814059241413365apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://pahx.org/news/pahx-board-call-for-applications/" title="https://pahx.org/news/pahx-board-call-for-applications/" target="_blank">application page.</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30)">PAEA: Listening Session on Doctoral Degrees Seeking PA Students</span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30)">The Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) has initiated a fact-finding mission designed to explore the question of the profession moving to a doctoral degree as the entry-level degree and would like to invite you to participate in a confidential listening session. We intend to examine the issue of entry-level PA doctoral education holistically and will host a Doctoral Summit in early 2023 to explore this question.<span class="gmail-m_-6213814059241413365apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30)">We value your input and would like to better understand the student and early career PA experience. We are excited to announce that we are conducting several listening sessions over Zoom to better identify your priorities and aspirations.  We expect to cover topics that include your decision-making process for choosing a PA program and your general thoughts on an entry-level PA doctoral degree.  Space is limited but if you are interested in participating, please sign up for a listening session below: </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30)">Students -  <a href="https://appt.link/daphnie-pierre/paea-listening-session-student" title="https://appt.link/daphnie-pierre/paea-listening-session-student" target="_blank">PAEA Student Listening Session</a></span></li></ul><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Justine Danielson</font><div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Campbell University MPAP Class of 2023</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Wallace Student Society- Student Academy Representative for the AAPA</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Physician Assistant Program Student Tutor </font></div></div></div></div></div></div>