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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. |
| APPA HISTORY |
| ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, INC |
| The 1998 House of Delegates of the AAPA granted specialty organization recognition to the Association of Psychiatric Physician Assistants at their meeting in Salt Lake City. Recognition was applied for by founding member Bill Hardy, PA-C, Tyler Texas. The first meeting of the APPA was held on May 27, in Salt Lake City. The following members attending; Phyllis Peterson, Lubbock, TX, Bill Hardy, Tyler, TX, Will Mosier, EdD, PA-C, Florida and Jeffrey Schwarz New York, NY. The meeting included review of the bylaws with a suggestion to add HOD Delegate and Alternate to officers. There was also discussion and consensus that the group would focus on adding members and organizing a core curriculum for the 1999 AAPA Conference in Atlanta on psychiatry with the AAPA planning committee. All members are encouraged to develop and submit proposals for presentations at the 1999 conference. |
| The Association of Psychiatric Physician Assistants, Inc. is organized for educational, research, publication, and charitable purposes. Accordingly the purposes of this association are to: |
- Assist the members of this organization in sharing and communicating information that leads to professional development and current concepts involved in the treatment of patients suffering from mental and emotional problems.
- Assist in defining the professional role of the Psychiatric Physician Assistant.
- Assist in the development of professional training opportunities for Psychiatric Physician Assistants.
- Assist in publicizing and promoting the professional role and capabilities of Psychiatric Physician Assistants.
- Assist in obtaining and maintaining official recognition from other professional medical organizations and professionals.
- Serve as an information gathering and sharing site for Psychiatric Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant Training Programs, American Academy of Physician Assistants, and other disciplines related to the training, professional roles, and standards for Psychiatric Physician Assistants.
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| One of the primary goals of the Association of Psychiatric Physician Assistants (APPA) is to collect, organize, and present information that will help to define and promote the unique professional skills of physician assistants who specialize in the field of psychiatry. Our hope is that as we collectively define our profession, based on each of our individual accomplishments in the practice of psychiatry, we will be able to progress in such areas as: |
(1) Creating greater job opportunities working with private practice psychiatrists. |
(2) Establishing professional specialty recognition and productive relationships among state and local mental health authorities. |
(3) Establishing professional training opportunities for psychiatric PA’s. |
(4) Creating greater job opportunities with greater autonomy and responsibility within state and local mental health institutions. |
(5) To assist in establishing fee-for-service guidelines for direct reimbursement from third party payers for psychiatric physician assistants. |
(6) Establishing professional alliances and affiliations with other professional organizations. |
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Looking for information about the APPA, you can reach the President of the APPA right here. Don St. John
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