FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
OCTOBER 5, 2010 JESSICA LAURINO
480-540-6518

MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY to Host Open House for those interested in Physician Assistant careers as Part of
2010 National PA Week

[Glendale, Arizona- MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY] will participate in National PA Week from October 6-12. This PA open house is a chance to those to come and visit/tour the Midwestern campus as well as gain the knowledge of what a PA does, and the road to becoming a PA. First and second year PA’s will be conducting this event and are willing to answer any questions following a prepared presentation by the PA students themselves.
Approximately 75,000 physician assistants (PAs) work in almost all medical settings and specialties across the country, and they provide a range of medical care to Americans. The role of PAs is vital to the success of health care, especially now that approximately 32 million Americans will have access to health care due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act that was passed in March. Well before health reform, there were more than 250 million visits to PAs by patients in 2008.
National PA Week is an opportunity for the community to better understand the value of PAs. Without PAs, providers in hospitals, private practice, nursing homes, correctional institutions and many other health care settings would simply be overrun. Studies show that PAs deliver high-quality care and that patients are highly satisfied with PA-provided care.
In celebration of PA week, Midwestern University- Glendale campus is going to hold various events on and off campus to help spread the word of what exactly a PA does in the health care setting. On campus, booths will be set up on October 7th during the lunch hour 11am-1pm teaching the other health professional programs about PA week and a PA’s role. Also, a toiletry drive is being held to help support a homeless shelter in Tucson, AZ which is in conjunction with ASAPA (Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants). Most importantly, the students of Midwestern are offering an open house to those who are interested in becoming PA’s.
WHO: Anyone interested in becoming a PA
WHAT: Open House/Tour of Midwestern followed by a presentation and Q&A session
WHEN: October 7th 2010 6pm-8pm
WHERE: Midwestern University- Glendale Campus, Meet in Ocotillo hall
If you are planning on attending please RSVP by Thursday AM Oct 7th to:
Jessica Laurino PAS-1 jessica.laurino@azwebmail.midwestern.edu
All students at Midwestern are members of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). For more questions about the general PA profession http://www.aapa.org