November/December 2011 

Keck School Expands PA Program
Reprinted with permission from USC’s Back to News & Publications, Tuesday, October 18, 2011

PAying for PA School
by Joy Dugan, PA-S, Student Representative

CAPA Student Scholarships

Thank You to Our  2011 Student Ambassadors

Touro Student-Run Health Clinic Celebrates One Year of Service
by Matt McCartt, PA-S, CAPA Member

Project Homeless Connect
by Sarah Schrader, MS, PA-S

August/September 2011 

Rotations – Impressions That Count
by Roy Guizado, MS, PA-C, Student Affairs Committee Chair

Student Medical Challenge Bowl Sign Up Now
by Roy Guizado, MS, PA-C, Student Medical Challenge Bowl Coordinator

Passing the Torch
by Jennifer Baltazar, PA-S, Former Student Representative (2010-2011)

June/July 2011

Bucket List
by Jennifer Baltazar, PA-S, Former Student Representative

Student Medical Challenge Bowl Sign Up Now
by Roy Guizado, MS, PA-C, Student Medical Challenge Bowl Coordinator

Building a Curriculum Vitae
by Roy Guizado, MS, PA-C, Student Affairs Committee Chair

March/April 2011

Show Me the Money…
by Jennifer Baltazar, PA-S, Student Representative

What’s Going on at … Stanford University School of Medicine- Foothill College Primary Care Associate Program
by Michael De Rosa, MPH, PhD, PA-C
Director-At-Large and PA Program Relations Committee Chair

January/February 2011

Facebook: Implications for PA Students and the Job Market
by Roy Guizado, MS, PA-C, Student Affairs Committee Chair

Congratulations to the 2011 CAPA Scholarship Winners!!!
2011… A New Year of Student Opportunities with CAPA
by Jennifer Baltazar, PA-S, Student Representative

What’s Going On At…USC
Faculty Profile: Anne Walsh
by Michael De Rosa, MPH, Ph.D, PA-C, PA Program Relations Committee Chair

The First White Coat
by Stacy L. Frazer, PA-S, Constituent Chapter Student Representative of the 2011 Student Society, UC Davis FNP/PA Program

November/December 2010

PA Week at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
by Linda O’Keefe, PA-C, CAPA Member

New Post Graduate Program

The Ruth Webb Minority Scholarship
by Miguel Medina, PA-C, Committee on Diversity Chair

Attention: PA Program Directors, Class Presidents,
Student Society Leaders, Faculty and Students

Days of Our Lives
by Jenn Baltazar, PA-S, Student Representative

July/August 2010

What’s Going On At…Touro University, California
Faculty Profile: Grace Landel, PA-C
by Michael De Rosa, MPH, Ph.D., PA-C, PA Program Relations Committee Chair

PArtying on July 4th
by Joy Dugan, PA-S, CAPA Member

What’s Going On At…Touro University, California
Faculty Profile: Grace Landel, PA-C
by Michael De Rosa, MPH, Ph.D., PA-C, PA Program Relations Committee Chair

May/June 2010

Taming the Clinical Monster:
Step 1. Developing a Good Preceptor Relationship
by Adam Marks, MPA, PA-S, Student Representative

Special Student Track at the CAPA Conference

Calling All PA Students

What’s Going On At… Loma Linda University?
by Tana Rhodes, MS, MPA-C, PA Program Relations Committee Member

Student Challenge Bowl Sign Up Now
by Matthew Keane, MS, PA-C, Student Challenge Bowl Coordinator

Congratulations Graduates

March/April 2010

CAPA Makes Its Entrance Into Social Networking
by Adam Marks, MPA, PA-S, Student Representative

Attention: PA Program Directors,
Class Presidents, Student Society Leaders
Faculty and Students

The $1,000 an Hour Job!
by Matthew Keane, MS, PA-C, Director-At-Large and Student Affairs Committee Chair

Student Challenge Bowl Sign Up Now
by Matthew Keane, MS, PA-C, Student Challenge Bowl Coordinator

Diversity Outreach at TUSSPA
by Alfred Tobias, PA-S and Anna Ngo, PA-S, Touro University MSPAS/MPH Class of 2012

Calling All PA Students

Special Student Track at the CAPA Conference

What’s Going On At…University of California, Davis?
Faculty Profile: Rick Dehn, MPA, PA-C
by Michael J. De Rosa, MPH, Ph.D., PA-C, PA Program Relations Committee Chair

Help To Shape Future PAs!

Janurary/February 2010

Know Thy Profession
by Adam Marks, MPA, PA-S, Student Representative

CAPA Legislative Milestones

PANCE To Practice
Matthew Keane, PA-C, Director-At-Large and Student Affairs Committee Chair

What’s Going On At…San Joaquin Valley College?
Faculty Profile: Jed Grant, PA-C
by Michael J. De Rosa, MPH, Ph.D., PA-C, PA Program Relations Committee Chair

Congratulations to the 2010
CAPA Scholarship Winners!!!

Attention: PA Program Directors, Class
Presidents, Student Society Leaders,
Faculty and Students

November/December 2009

The Key to Unlocking Tuition Troubles
by Adam Marks, MPA, PA-S
Student Representative

SJVC Primary Care Physician Assistant
National Health Service
Corps Ambassador Project
Louis Rosales, PA-S, CAPA Member

Thank You 2009 Student Ambassadors!!

USC PA Students Honored for Helping the Underserved

SJVC celebrated PA Week

What’s Going On At…Western University?
Faculty Profile: Tim Wood
by Michael J. De Rosa, MPH, Ph.D., PA-C,
PA Program Relations Committee Chair

July/August 2009

Oops!! You’ve Done It Again!
by Gaye Breyman, CAE, Chief Operating Officer

Taking a Good History Starts With Giving One
by Neil C. Jouvenat II, PA-S

“What’s Going On At …”
by Michael J. De Rosa, MPH, Ph.D., PA-C, PA Program Relations Committee Chair

Congratulations to All Graduating PAs of 2009 in California

New CAPA Student Representative Takes Office on July 1, 2009
by Adam Marks, MPA, PA-S, Student Representative

Reflections on a Hard Two Years
by Matthew Keane, PA-S, Director-At-Large and Student Affairs Committee Chair

Special Student Track at the CAPA Conference

Student Challenge Bowl Sign Up Now
by Cyndy Flores, PA-C, CME Committee Chair

“The Platinum Crew”
by Les Howard, PA, SJVC PA Program Director

May/June 2009

Student Challenge Bowl Sign Up Now
by Cyndy Flores, PA-C, CME Committee Chair

Calling All PA Students

SJVC Primary Care Physician Assistant National Health Service Corps Ambassador Project
Les Howard, PA
Jacquelynn Henderson, PA-C
NHSC Ambassadors
SJVC Primary Care PA Program

March/April 2009

Rotations: A Word to the Wise
by Matthew Keane, PA-S, Student Representative

SJVC PA Student Wins SEMPA Scholarship
by Les Howard, PA, SJVC PA Program Director

Student Challenge Bowl Sign Up Now
by Cyndy Flores, PA-C, CME Committee Chair

Touro PA Students Make a Difference

January/February 2009

The White Coat Ceremony
by Miguel Medina, PA-C, President

Geriatric Medicine: A PA Student’s Perspective
Matthew Keane, PA-S, Student Representative

San Joaquin Valley College Primary Care Physician Assistant
Program Receives PAEA’s Excellence Through Diversity Award

SJVC Class of 2010, Marrow Donor Drive
by Luis Archila, PA-S, CAPA Member

Congratulations to the 2009
CAPA Scholarship Winners!

Nov/Dec 2008

“Surviving Clinical Rotations” Workshop
by Cynthia Booth Lord, MHS, PA-C, Assistant Professor and PA Program Director Quinnipiac University

CAPA 2008 Student Ambassadors Don’t Disappoint
by Chris Clark, MPA, PA-C, Student Ambassador Co-Coordinator

From a Student’s Point of View
by Adam Marks, PA-S, CAPA Student Member

“One By One”
by Matthew Keane, PA-S, Student Representative

July/August 2008

Greetings from the Heartland…Or, What We Did This Summer
by Les Howard, PA, Program Director, SJVC PA Program

Success! 2nd Annual Legal Rights & Responsibilities for the
California PA Student Seminar 2008
by Kristen Woods, MPA, PA-C, Student Affairs Committee Chair and Director-At-Large

“Surviving Clinical Rotations” Workshop
by Cynthia Booth Lord, MHS, PA-C, Assistant Professor and PA Program Director Quinnipiac University

May/June 2008

It’s All in the Family:
PAs and the Future of Family Medicine in California
by Mercedes Barrutia Dodge, PA-S, Student Representative

Your Mother Always Told You to Tell the Truth

CAPA PA Student Affairs ‘07-’08: A Year In Review
by Kristen Woods, MPA, PA-C, Student Affairs Committee Chair

“Surviving Clinical Rotations Workshop”
by Cynthia Booth Lord, MHS, PA-C, Assistant Professor and PA Program Director, Quinnipiac University

It’s That Time Again…Calling All PA Students!!!
by Jane Salinas-Morse, PA-C, Student Ambassador Coordinator

Student Challenge Bowl
Sign Up Now
by Cyndy Flores, PA-C, CME Committee Chair

March/April 2008

“Surviving Clinical Rotations Workshop”
by Cynthia Booth Lord, MHS, PA-C
Assistant Professor and PA Program Director
Quinnipiac University

Student Challenge Bowl Sign Up Now
by Cyndy Flores, PA-C
CME Committee Chair

Calling All PA Students

Congratulations to the
2008 CAPA Scholarship Winners!

Tell Us, How Did You Survive
Your Rotation?
by Mercedes Dodge, PA-S

November/December 2007

FOCUSING ON STUDENTS
by Mercedes Barrutia Dodge, PA-S
Student Representative

SJVC PA Students Receive Health Professions
Education Foundation Scholarships

Thank You 2007 Student Ambassadors!!

TEN OUT OF TEN
by Miguel Medina, PA-C
Committee on Diversity Chair and President Elect

SJVC PA Program Student, Ensign Hugo
Davalos, Receives Navy Scholarship

July/August 2007

THE AAPA EXPERIENCE
by LaKesha Bristol, PA-S
CAPA Student Member

CALIFORNIA PA LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FORUM
by Les Howard, BS, PA
SJVC PA Program Director

STUDENT CHALLENGE BOWL …
WHO WILL REIGN SUPREME?
by Cyndy Flores, PA-C
CME Committee Chair

WANT TO CHEER YOUR PA
PROGRAM TO SUCCESS?
by Cyndy Flores, PA-C
CME Committee Chair

SPOTLIGHT ON ONE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PA CHAPTER GROUP –
HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY SFBAPA!
An Interview with Shelby Edwards, PA-C, MPAS
by Kristen Woods, PA-C
Student Affairs Committee Chair

May/June 2007

THE MOST FUN YOU WILL EVER HAVE EARNING CME!!!
by Cyndy Flores, PA-C
CME Committee Chair

FIRST ANNUAL STUDENT CHALLENGE BOWL CHEERLEADING CONTEST!
by Cyndy Flores, PA-C
CME Committee Chair

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD, AND PASSING THE BATON
by Kristen Woods, MPA, PA-C
Student Representative

IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN … CALLING ALL PA STUDENTS!!!
by Cyndy Flores, PA-C
CME Committee Chair

Graduation Article out of May/June 2007

42 NEW PAS GRADUATE FROM USC

by Anne Walsh, PA-C, MMSc
Director-At-Large and
Newsletter Committee Chair

March/April 2007

Student Challenge Bowl-Sign Up Now
by Cyndy Flores, PA-C
CME Committee Chair

Calling All PA Students

What The Heck Do I Do Know?
By Kristen Woods, MPA, PA-C
CAPA Student Representative

CAPA Hits The Road – Reaching Out to Student Groups
by Bob Boucher, PA-C
Treasurer and Student Affairs Committee Chair

Miguel Medina, PA-C Addresses SJVC PA Students on Cultural Competency
by Les Howard, PA
SJVC PA Program Director

Jan/Feb 2007

RENAISSANCE
A perspective by Kristen Woods, PA
Student Representative

THE (STUDENT) PHYSICIAN-PA TEAM:
A LESSON IN MARKETING
by Anne Walsh, PA-C, MMSc, Editor

Nov/Dec 2006

$$ A CHANCE TO WIN MONEY $$

IS THAT A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL…OR A TRAIN?!
A perspective, by Kristen Woods
CAPA Student Representative

SPOTLIGHT ON PA PROGRAMS
by Amelia Naccarto-Coleman, PA-C
Immediate Past President and
Education Committee Chair

SUCCESS! 1ST ANNUAL LEGAL RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE
CALIFORNIA PA STUDENT SEMINAR
by Kristen Woods, PA-S
CAPA Student Representative

July/August 2006

SWALLOWING THE WHOLE ELEPHANT!
by Gary Baldwin, PA-S
Capa Member

Hello and Welcome CA PA Students!
Kristen Woods, PA-S
CAPA Student Representative

THE LIFE OF A PA STUDENT: PART 1 – SURVIVAL!
by Chris Burkett, PA-S
Newsletter Committee Member

A CALL FOR THE BEST, THE BRIGHTEST
AND THE BRAVE!
by Bob Boucher, PA-C
Student Challenge Bowl Coordinator

May/June 2006

DISCHARGE SUMMARY OF A CAPA LEADER
by Neil C. Jouvenat II, PA-C
Student Representative

TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINAL CONFERENCE – A BRIEF SYNOPSIS
by Joe Tate, PA-C
CAPA Member

PA GRADUATE EARNS COMMENCEMENT RECOGNITION
by Steve Arbuckle
USC PA Program Director of Admissions