The rankings are in! 🎉 U.S. News & World Report has ranked the PA profession the #2 Best Health Care Job! Additionally, the profession was named #4 in Best STEM Jobs. Read more: bit.ly/4jDxUrS #PAsGoBeyond

Congratulations to Viet Le,DMSc, MPAS, PA-C, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, HF-Cert, for being awarded the 2026 PA of the Year Award! 🏆 Le’s approach is simple and powerful: meet people where they are, remove barriers, and make every plan understandable and achievable. Read his full story: bit.ly/4anrYzG

Thank you, @RepRileyNY, @RepYoungKim, @RepGarbarino, and @EleanorNorton for cosponsoring @RepMikeLawler's Professional Student Degree Act. The PA profession appreciates your support. bit.ly/4nnoSks

AI is transforming health care—and PAs must help shape its future. In this month’s JAAPA, @AAPAorg President Todd Pickard outlines why PAs belong in the AI conversation. Read the article: bit.ly/4vp07XQ

PAs go beyond for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. 💙 Strengthen your approach to neurology and brain health with AAPA’s Neurology & Brain Health Clinical Resource Library, featuring toolkits on Alzheimer’s and Brain Health, Migraine, and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, plus CME and research resources. 🧠 bit.ly/4qlxSXH

From meeting new people to earning CME and learning something new… this is what connection looks like. #AAPA26 may be over, but the connections, continued learning, and support behind them don’t have to be. With AAPA Fellow membership, you’re part of a community that keeps you connected - and growing - all year long. 💙 Explore membership: bit.ly/3DwzPh9

PA podcast-lovers, check out the AAPA Primary Care RAP podcast by Hippo Education for a clinician-hosted podcast covering current topics, new guidelines, and PA specific content! AAPA members can purchase at an exclusive member rate. Learn more: bit.ly/4ueu8Zq

AAPA is proud to join 12 other major health organizations in endorsing the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists' 2026 maternal immunization schedule. Read more: bit.ly/4e1R0qx

PAs work across every area of medicine, but pay can vary by specialty. Check out the top paying specialties for PAs in 2025: bit.ly/4v7AUSb

Last chance to save with early bird rates! 🚨 The Leadership and Advocacy Summit is back September 24-26 in the DC area! tada Join us for leadership growth, advocacy, and connection with colleagues who are shaping what’s next for the profession. Learn more: bit.ly/3NasODs

Does AAPA 2027 CME make the grade? ✅ Volunteer to review and evaluate CME session proposals. Graders help shape the content of our national conference using their clinical expertise. Volunteer by July 31: bit.ly/4v3SqGy

We’re already planning for #AAPA27! 😎 Interested in presenting a CME session? Submit your proposal by July 31: bit.ly/494i2uz

New CME podcast 🎧 Explore how PAs can confidently manage Alzheimer’s disease after diagnosis with a person‑centered approach. Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/4vmGHDk

"That will have 'devastating consequences' for physician associate students, the workforce and their patients," said AAPA CEO Lisa Gables.

Collaboration across the four national organizations representing the PA profession is essential to moving it forward. Leaders from AAPA, NCCPA, @PAEAonline, and ARC-PA came together at #AAPA26 in New Orleans to address key issues facing the profession. While each organization serves a distinct role, our shared commitment to supporting PAs and improving patient care is what drives meaningful progress — together. 💙

Benjamin Pinckney Jr. knows exactly why he wants to become a PA — because a PA once saved his life. Today, Pinckney is a pre‑PA working toward that same path; but without access to federal graduate loans, he says PA school may be out of reach. His story is powerful, but not unique. Tens of thousands of future PAs could be shut out of the profession if the Department of Education’s RISE rule is not overturned. We are fighting for Benjamin and the entire PA profession. Learn more about AAPA and PAEA lawsuit challenging the RISE rule: bit.ly/4e34ZLi @PAEAonline

"PA programs meet every element of the professional degree definition that Congress established in law," AAPA CEO Lisa Gables wrote in a statement. "We are in court to ensure the law is implemented as Congress intended."

AAPA and @PAEAonline have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education. The lawsuit challenges the Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) rule, which excludes PA students from the higher federal loan limits for professional students. We are committed to protecting the future PA workforce and the patients who depend on it. Listen as AAPA CEO Lisa Gables discusses the lawsuit in this morning’s press call and read how we're fighting this rule in federal court: bit.ly/4e34ZLi