Meet the PAs Podcast

We interview Olivia Mew, founder of Minorities in Medicine and a recent McMaster PA program graduate

We sit down with Maitry Patel. MBA candidate, radiation oncology PA, teacher, scholar, and all-around amazing PA advocate.

This is the audio from CanadianPA interview conducted by Anne Dang. You may see the video on www. CanadianPA.ca Adam is a general surgery PA in Manitoba. Hear his experiences as a PA in Manitoba and his advice for those interested in the field.

This episode is a collab with Anne Dang from Canadian PA. See the whole video with the links bleow. www.canadianpa.ca/physiatrypa Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxRSzhYkxYY

PA Memes of Insta are featured on this episode of Meet the PAs podcast. Check out their instagram feed to bring a smile to your long workday.

Katrina Monti is a physician assistant in the US military. The story of her journey is humbling and captivating encompassing two tours of war and nearly a decade or hard work to complete her degree. Here her fascinating path to a thriving PA career in the military.

Contact Sofia https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofia-mughal-b558729b/ info@matrixeducation.co.uk https://www.matrixeducation.co.uk/

Isil (pronounced Michelle without the 'M') is a physician associate in cardiology from Manchester, England. She is a regional representative for the North West Physician Associate Forum, an alliance to support and progress PAs across northern England, and she runs the Not a Doctor blog where she discusses PA life in the UK. Isil is also in the process of launching tailored interview services for a...

Trevor Stone recently stepped down in December 2018 as President of the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA). He joined the reconstructive surgery department at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg Manitoba after spending 22 years in the Canadian Forces. He is an ardent supporter of the profession and is committed to ensuring Canadians in all regions are familiar with the PA profe...

Lyndsey Milcarek is a leader for global health and the advancement of the PA profession. Lyndsey Milcarek is a leader for global health and the advancement of the PA profession. as demonstrated by her experience in the US, India, Brazil, and Africa. In this episode, Lyndsey explains her unique experience as a PA and public health leader, she will have you desperate to hear more. She is currently t...

Kristen is the Assistant Dean of the McMaster Physician Assistant Education Program. Kristen started out her career as an epidemiologist in public health and continued on to be part of the inaugural McMaster PA class in 2010. In addition to managing the McMaster program, practicing clinically, and advancing the PA progression in Ontario and across Canada, she is also pursuing her PhD. Kristen disc...

Janna is anuerosurgery PA at the Ottawa hospital. She hasbeen seemlessly integrated into the clinic and OR. She is also integral to research development and has authored a poster for publication this fall. Hear how her leadership is influencing the Ottawa neurosurgery team.

Mr. Deboison is a physician assistant practicing family medicine in Ghana, in this episode, he gives an overview of the PA profession in Ghana and his personal experience as a member of a very busy practice. Ghana has had PAs since 1969 and has the fastest growing PA profession outside of the US and includes PA-medical, PA-dental and PA-anesthesia. Isaac and others in Ghana are able to practice to...

To contact Deniece Email: ontariochapterpresident@capa-acam.ca Facebook: Deniece is a member of all of the Canadian FB PA groups and you may contact her through these groups as well. https://www.facebook.com/groups/CAPAACAM/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadaprepa/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/ontariopa/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deniece-o-leary-a187364a/ Anne Dang, CCPA, CAPA...

oin us this month as we engage in a candid discussion about the politics of health care in Ontario with MPP Bill Walker and how to bring the issues concerning the PA profession to the floor at Queen's Park. Bill is a member of provincial government for the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound riding in Ontario and he is currently campaigning for re-election. He is the progressive conservative health care critic...

Josh and his supervising physician, Ash Lamba, have a working relationship built on trust and experience that allows for fluid extended hours of care for patients at the primary care clinic and the long term care facility. Through this, Josh is able to utilize his skills as a PA to the fullest extent benefiting both the patients and Dr. Lamba. Here the details of his story in this interview and th...

Andrea is an active member of the PA community in Ontario, Canada. She works full time at a family health team in Brampton, Ontario since she graduated in 2011. She also is involved with the McMaster PA program teaching first year students in the classroom and second year students in clinic.  Additionally, she leads CAPA (Canadian Association of PAs) networking groups in the Brampton and...

Kristopher Maday, PA-C is featured on this month's episode. He is the program director for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center PA program in the Memphis and his background is ER medicine. He has a strong philosophy on education believing access and discussion around educational topics is critical to continued development and success.  this is demonstrated by his dedication to de...

Interview with Ian Jones, former CAPA president, current director of the University of Manitoba Physician Assistant Program, President of the Canadian Physician Assistant Educators Association, and pioneer of Canada's first journal for Canadian Physician Assistants

Interview with Sahand Ensafi at the 2017 CAPA confrence. Sahand is the new Vice President of the Ontario Chapter of CAPA What it's like to be the first ER PA at a hospital and have over 70 surprising Physicians 

Pre-PA students and current PA students will enjoy this episode as Rachael and Becky discuss the details of student life in the PA program at McMaster University through a round table discussion with 4 current first year students. Life as a student at McMaster is discussed and even the super impressive Lana applying for Jeopardy! GO Lana! We are thankful all 4 were willing to take the time to enga...

Chris was the first civilian physician assistant in Canada, helped get the PA program in Manitoba started and just finished 3 years as president of CAPA and transitioned to the role of past president in October 2017. This interview takes place just days before he transitioned to past president at the CAPA 2017 Conference in Ottawa just after he returned from the UK PA conference. Chris has led an...

Patrick Nelson is the executive director of CAPA and is responsible for the operations of the national office, raising awareness and advocating for the PA profession with government and stakeholders, and achieving financial stability within CAPA. Prior to joining CAPA, he was the Executive Director of Public and Corporate Affairs at the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and also served as an aide...

Natalie St. Pierre is the Director, Communications and Stake Holder Relations for CAPA. This interview takes place during the CAPA 2017 conference in Ottawa. Natalie reviews the critical role of advocacy and the progress CAPA is making in Ontario, Quebec and BC with PA days and PA advocacy among politicians and the general public.  Natalie and CAPA have prepared and advocacy toolkit for pract...

Anne is a key leader in the PA and the medical community. She is the newly elected VP of CAPA and has been an avid community member since 2011. She has a fantastic blog, www.canadianpa.ca, the premier online spot for Canadian physician assistant information.