This article was originally posted by the Yale School of Medicine.

On July 1, 2020, Yale PA Online faculty Diane Bruessow, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, was elected the president-elect of the American Academy of PAs (AAPA). Bruessow served three years as secretary-treasurer of the AAPA immediately prior to assuming her new role, and seven years overall on the Board of Directors.

The YSM Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) converted its annual Med Ed Day conference to a virtual format.

Jonathan “Jon” Kilstrom, MPAS, PA-C, NRP, has over 16 years of experience in prehospital emergency medical services and has been in PA education for four years. We recently spoke with Jon about being on the front lines of the pandemic and the role of PAs going forward.

Celebrating Yale University’s first virtual commencement ceremony for the inaugural class of the Yale PA Online Program

Mary Showstark, MPAS, PA-C teaches problem-based learning for the Yale PA Online program. We recently spoke with Mary about the global lessons we’re learning from the pandemic and what the future of large-scale events might look like.