Public Health Service Academy of Physician Assistants
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Welcome to the Public Health Service Academy of Physician Assistants (PHSAPA). The PHSAPA is a constituent chapter of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). The PHSAPA is the national organization for active duty and retired Physician Assistant officers of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) and United States Coast Guard (USCG). We also represent civilian Physician Assistants who are employed within the federal government. The PHSAPA organized and developed the Physician Assistant Professional Advisory Group (PAPAG) for direct representation to the Surgeon General via the Health Services Category. (PHSAPA Membership) Click on our News Page to see upcoming events and meetings!
Our MissionThe Public Health Service Academy renders loyal and honest service to the medical profession and to the public, to develop and provide CME programs for the Physician Assistants and the Academy membership, to promote the Physician Assistant concept within the Public Health Service, Coast Guard and federal services through education of professional and lay people, to promote similar interests in the student academies, and to encourage membership and participation in both the PHSAPA and AAPA. U.S. Public Health Service The U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps is a team of more than 6,000 public health professionals filling the mission of public health promotion, disease prevention and advancing public health science. As one of America's seven uniformed services, the Commissioned Corps fills essential public health leadership and service roles within multiple federal government agencies and programs. A few of the federal agencies USPHS officers work in include the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Indian Health Service (IHS), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Please refer to the USPHS Commissioned Corps website for additional details: http://commcorps.shs.net/default.aspx
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is one of the seven
uniformed services of the United States. The smallest armed service of
the United States, its stated mission is to protect the public, the
environment, and the United States economic and security interests in
any maritime region. This includes America's coasts, ports, inland
waterways and international waters . The USCG has a broad and important
role in homeland security, law enforcement, search and rescue, mariner
assistance, marine environmental pollution response, intracoastal and
offshore aids to navigation. The United States Coast Guard has about
40,150 men and women on active duty. Please refer to the USCG website
for additional details:
http://www.uscg.mil/default.asp
CME OpportunityThe PHSAPA has joined with the VAPAA to offer quality category I continuing medical education (CME). Consider joining us this March 18 -21, 2008. Click here http://www.vapaa.org/ to see additional information on the VAPAA website. This past fall, 14 - 17 November, the PHSAPA in cooperation with the Army, Navy, Air Force and Veterans Affairs held the:
The First Annual Federal Services “We Serve Together” Look for conference highlights coming soon. Next fall, we anticipate another joint conference. Check back for details. Prior Hotel information and additional details
Contact InformationPHSAPA Board of Directors Past President: LCDR James D. Cannon, USCG Acting President & Vice President: CDR Robin Hunter Buskey, USPHS Secretary: LT William Zarychta, USPHS Treasurer: LT Mark McKinnon, USPHS Director: CDR Frances P. Placide, USPHS Director: LT Paul Hagar, USPHS Student Member: Vacant Ex-officio: RADM Michael Milner, USPHS Ex-officio: CAPT Harry Taylor, USPHS
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