Point of Care Network announces winners of America's Top PAs

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Point of Care Network (POCN) is proud to announce the winners of the 2018 America's Top Physician Assistant (ATPA) Awards. This award recognizes 10 of the top Physician Assistants (PAs) practicing today. This year's winners are as follows:

1. Joshua Leslie - Mental Health
2. Leslie Ware - Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases
3. Lula Mitchell - Family Medicine 
4. Sarah Scantamburlo - Psychiatry
5. Scott Urquhart - Endocrinology
6. DJ Ballingham - Emergency/Urgent Care
7. Gina Devine - Family Medicine
8. Heather Smith - Hematology Oncology
9. Ryan Baldeo - Hospice and Palliative Care
10. Cynthia Trickett - Dermatology

PAs are on the front lines of providing efficient and comprehensive care across all therapeutic categories. Their significant role is increasingly necessary with aging patient population that continues to grow, and continuing shortages of primary care physicians in rural parts of the country.

According to the American Association of PAs (AAPA) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are currently 97,620 PAs practicing and prescribing in the U.S., and the PA workforce is expected to grow 30% by 2024. As the influence and impact of PAs continue to be crucial to the quality of care in the U.S., the time has come to celebrate their contributions.

"There has never been a better time to recognize Advanced Clinicians for their skills, caring, and positive impact on healthcare in the United States," said POCN Advisory Board Member Robert Blumm, MA, PA-C, DFAAPA. "America's Top PAs allows us to do it in a straightforward and rewarding way."

PAs, NPs, Advanced Clinicians, and Certified Nurse Educators were invited to nominate PAs who demonstrate excellence in care quality and delivery, practice and professionalism, and community outreach and involvement. The 10 winners selected were nominated by their peers for exemplifying excellence in everything they do.

To learn more about our award winners, please visit www.americastoppa.com.

About Point of Care Network
POCN is the largest community of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and PAs in America and was purpose-built to provide NPs and PAs with peer-reviewed resources to LEARN, EARN, CARE and CONNECT. These resources and tools are FREE for NPs and PAs and have been vetted by an editorial board of Advanced Clinicians. To take advantage of these resources, please visit us at www.pointofcarenetwork.com

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SOURCE Point of Care Network

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