Health Science Campus Student Life : Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

J.D. Michaels

Physician Assistant

Student Society

The J.D. Michaels Physician Assistant Student Society aims to promote the Physician Assistant (PA) profession within the University of Toledo (UT) and throughout the greater Toledo community.  Members of this society represent the UT PA program on both the state and national levels.  The J.D. Michaels Physician Assistant Student Society is registered as a member of the Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (SAAAPA) and is eligible to participate in the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) National Medical Challenge Bowl, the AAPA Assembly of Representatives (AOR), and the AAPA House of Delegates (HOD) meetings.   Members of the J.D. Michaels Physician Assistant Student Society participate in a number of events in the community and on campus, including: National PA Week, The Race for Victory, Hampton on the Trail, and participation in numerous other events.

Upcoming SAAAPA Events:

 
Recent SAAAPA Events:

October 30, 2009 - MD-PA Team Presentation

• SAAAPA and the UT American Medical Student Association held a presentation about the Physician-PA Healthcare team.  A video was shown highlighting the importance of working together as healthcare providers and a local MD-PA team discussed their experiences working together.   

October 2009 - New SAAAPA Officers for 2010

President: Megan Mosier
Secretary: Stephanie Sills
Risk Assessment: Nicole Frost
Treasurer: Lindsey Miller
Publicist: Caitlin Scannell
External Affairs: Don Pohorence
AOR: Sarah Walsh
HOD: Jill Burton
Diversity Chair: Rachel Nwaokolo
Historian: Rachael Kohntopp

October 6 -12, 2009 - SAAAPA held 5 functions during National PA Week 2009

   Saturday, October 3, 2009

• 3^rd Annual Race For Victory 5k Run/3k Walk - Registration @ 9:00am  Start @ 10:00am
  All proceeds go to The Victory Center – a local non-profit assisting those with cancer Location: Swan Creek Metropark, Airport entrance
  Visit the Race for Victory website for more information.

   Monday, October 5, 2009 to Friday, October 9, 2009

• Week-long collection of non-perishable food items for donation
  Benefitting: Toledo Area Ministries “Feed Your Neighbor”
  Location: Collier Building on UT Health Science Campus

   Wednesday, October 7, 2009

• Brown Bag Lunch (12 – 1pm) with Neurosurgery PA:  David Sell MSBS, PA-C 
  Location: Toledo Hilton Faculty Club

   Thursday, October 8, 2009        

• PA Information Booth from 11:00am – 1:00pm
  Location: The Toledo Hospital Cafeteria
  
• PA Information Booth from 5:00 – 7:00pm
  Location: Student Union on UT Main Campus

August 27, 2009 - SAAAPA Welcome event for new PA students

• Current SAAAPA members held a welcome event for incoming UT PA students at Beaner's Coffee Shop in Toledo. 

July 23, 2009 - SAAAPA Bake Sale

• SAAAPA will be held a fundraising bake sale at The University of Toledo Health Science Campus Cafeteria to raise funds for future SAAAPA events.

May 30, 2009 - SAAAPA Picnic

• SAAAPA held a family picnic for PA students and their families at Maumee Bay State Park.

May 23 - 25, 2009 - AAPA National Conference

1. Two SAAAPA officers attended the 37th National AAPA Conference in San Diego, California.

May 2, 2009 - Hampton on the Trail

• Hampton on the Trail is a fundraiser 5k Run/3k Walk (see website for details) in an effort to establish an endowed scholarship fund to honor James Hampton, PhD.  Dr. Hampton taught at UT (formerly Medical College of Ohio) for over 20 years to students in the physician assistant, nursing, basic science, medical school, physical therapy and other programs. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) in 2007 and this forced him to retire from the teaching that he so loved.  This year, over $5,000 was raised.  This fund plans to annually provide merit-based awards to PA and Nursing students that excel in Jim's area of expertise: Pathophysiology. As Jim battles the disease, we hope to raise the necessary money to endow the fund in the near future.

April 9, 2009 - PA Student Fundraiser

• SAAAPA fundraising event at Max & Erma's in Maumee that raised funds to assist a UT PA student who was diagnosed with a bone tumor.

March 17, 2009 - Bake Sale

• SAAAPA sponsored a bake sale in the UT Medical Center Cafeteria to raise funds to send two officers to the annual AAPA National Conference (San Diego).

February 2009 - PA Awareness

• PA students visited BGSU to increase awareness of the UT PA Program and the PA profession

February 5, 2009 - PA Patch Ceremony

• SAAAPA sponsored a lunch for the 2nd year students prior to the start of their clinical rotations.  Each student was presented a University of Toledo PA Patch, which was designed by a fellow PA student. 

PA Patch Ceremony Photos:

A 2nd year PA student receives her white coat patch from Patricia Hogue, PhD, PA-C

2nd year PA students displaying their University of Toledo PA Patches for their student white coats

PA students enjoying the SAAAPA sponsored pizza lunch

View the SAAAPA Archives:

• 2008 SAAAPA
• 2007 SAAAPA

SAAAPA Officers 2009

Faculty Advisor
Jay Peterson MSBS, PA-C 
Assistant Professor
Physician Assistant Studies