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ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, INC |
| Welcome to the APPA web site. The Association of Psychiatric Physican Assistants, Inc. (APPA) is a nonprofit organization of Physican Assistants who work in the area of mental health care. The APPA is the only officially recognized association for PA's in psychiatry and mental health by the American Academy of Physician Assistant. |
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AAPA - Do a search for CME and you will be taken to the CME Continuing Medical Education page.
MASS MED - Online continuing education sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society
CME Consultants, Inc - A nationally accredited Continuing Medical Education company.
TSBME - Texas State Board of Medical Examiners/Physician Assistant Examiners
Mental Health InfoSource CME Multimedia Home Study, Practical Home Study from the publisher of Psychiatric Times. Numerous self-study programs in mental health. 1-800-447-4474
Pri-Med 877-4PRI-MED
NeuroScienceCME is the clinician's forum for accessing, debating, synthesizing, and implementing the latest findings and best practices in the neurosciences in areas such as psychiatry, sleep disorders, addiction and substance abuse, ADHD/ADD, and other areas related to brain function.
Massachusetts General Hospital CME Psychiatry Academy
Neuroscience Education Institute Global We serve the advancement of medicine through education, creating better care by creating better understanding.
CHEROKEE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE
POST-GRADUATE PSYCHIATRIC TRAINING PROGRAM
CHEROKEE, IOWA
Cherokee Mental Health Institute (MHI) has established the nation's first program providing psychiatric clinical and didactic training to Physician Assistants (PA) and clinical training to Psychiatric Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNP) (collectively, 'mid-levels"). The program's primary goal is to provide licensed mental health caretakers in rural, public and other underserved areas of Iowa, especially for the 68 out of 99 counties who have no psychiatrist.
Our program is one-year in duration, with didactic lectures and supervised rotations in adult and child/adolescent psychiatry, provided in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Trainees work full time with each of our five board certified psychiatrists. Additional clinical experiences and supervision are provided by a masters-specialty physician assistant, doctoral psychologist, and social workers. We provide an annual stipend up to $45,000, with fringe benefits of about $15,000, including malpractice, medical and dental insurance, life insurance, room and board, and 24 days paid-time-off per year. There are moonlighting opportunities available during training which can supplement income. For a physician assistant wishing to work in a mental health clinic, hospital, institution, or correctional facility in Iowa, we may be able to arrange for a training supplement to our stipend, with a one-year service pay-back agreement. Current physician assistant salaries in state employment are up to $88,400, with $24,200 fringe benefits.
Physician Assistants interested in a psychiatric career should contact:
Daniel Gillette, MD, SM, Clinical Director
Cherokee Mental Health Institute
1251 West Cedar Loop, Cherokee, IA 51012
(712) 225-6918 dgillet@dhs.state.ia.us |
Florida Academy of Physician Assistants FAPA is one of the preeminent PA Academies in the United States and our website is full of all the information you need to answer your questions regarding PA practice and licensing in Florida, information on CME opportunities and many other areas of interest to PAs. |
Looking for information about the APPA, you can reach the President of the APPA right here. Don St. John
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