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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Class of 2025,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We have received some inquiries regarding the PA Education Association (PAEA) Pi Alpha Honor Society, so I wanted to give some clarification.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Pi Alpha Honor Society is the national honor society for physician assistants (PAs), established to recognize and promote significant academic achievement, leadership, research, community/professional
service, and the encouragement of a high standard of character and conduct among both PA students and graduates. Pi Alpha may only be granted to 15% of each graduating class, so for a class of 54 students, 8 will receive this honor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Campbell has always given the Pi Alpha honor to the 8 students in the graduating class who have the highest GPA through the end of the clinical year spring semester (Pi Alpha rosters must be submitted to PAEA
30 days prior to graduation), taking into account community service, professionalism, & leadership in the instance of multiple students with the same GPA.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pi Alpha recipients will be announced at the Long White Coat Ceremony along with all other program awards. Please reach out to me directly if you have any other questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr. Gerstner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31;mso-ligatures:none">Laura R. Gerstner, DHSc, MHA, PA-C </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none">Chair & Program Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none">Campbell University Physician Assistant Program</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none">Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1090, Buies Creek, NC 27506</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none">Physical Address: 4150 U.S. 421 S., Lillington, NC 27546</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://apps.exxat.com/public/steps/Campbell-PA/Home"><span style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://apps.exxat.com/public/steps/Campbell-PA/Home</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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