Charting Your Course: 5 Leadership Avenues for PAs

Thursday, October 10, 2024

1:30 PM – 2:20 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: Scarlet Oak (Mezzanine Level)

CMEs: 0.75

Primary Speaker(s)

Kandi Pitchford, PhD, CHES, CIC (she/her/hers)

Director of Outcomes, Assessment, & Capstone
South College - Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee

Slides

Co-Speaker(s)

Jeremy L. Nelson, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C (he/him/his)

Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Iowa, Physician Assistant Program
Iowa City, Iowa
Charlene W. Chow, PA (she/her/hers)

Principal Faculty
Stanford University
San Mateo, California
Melanie Ellis, MPAS, DFAAPA (she/her/hers)

Director, Physician Assistant Program
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Disclosure(s):

Kandi Pitchford, PhD, CHES, CIC: No financial relationships to disclose

Jeremy L. Nelson, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Charlene W. Chow, PA: No financial relationships to disclose

Melanie Ellis, MPAS, DFAAPA: No financial relationships to disclose

Description: PA Leaders wanted! Expand your influence through the five avenues of leadership: administration, clinical expertise, education, research, and other fields (consulting, entrepreneurship, volunteerism). Whether experienced or novice, the PAEA Leadership MAC will identify and present opportunities to chart your path toward impactful leadership.
Learning Objectives:
Identify and discuss examples of growth that apply to the five avenues of leadership
Apply one or more paths to personal growth and/or educational team growth
Examine and discuss opportunities to integrate one or more avenues at the program level to inspire and develop