Latest Georgewashington Podcast Episodes

Alternative Career Paths for PAs

PA Connections - March 29, 2021 15:36 - 11 minutes
Our guest host today is GW PA student Liz Sanders, MPH, RDN.  Liz is joined by Clare McNutt, to discuss alternative career paths for PAs. Clare is an alumni of the GW PA program and serves as an adjunct faculty member for the program. After practicing as a PA for more than 10 years, she co-fou...

Master of Public Health Degrees for PAs

PA Connections - February 15, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutes
In this episode, we are joined by Howard Straker, MHP, EdD, PA-C, Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies and Director of the PA-MPH joint degree program at GWU. Dr. Straker also is the immediate past president of the Physician Assistant Education Association. He discusses his exper...

Workplace Culture Relevant to Clinical Practice

PA Connections - February 01, 2021 11:00 - 21 minutes
In this episode, we have with us Harrison Reed, Assistant Professor in the Department of PA Studies at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.  Professor Reed is a physician assistant and educator who regularly writes and lectures about healthcare culture. Here...

Tips & Tricks for New PAs

PA Connections - January 18, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes
In this episode, Bridget Winterhalter, PA-C joins Professor Brandon Beattie, PA-C to discuss some tips & tricks for new PA graduates on topics such as: job hunting, the importance of finding a good Supervising Physician, navigating from student to practicing PA as well as the most important thin...

Clinical PAs as Scholars

PA Connections - November 30, 2020 11:00 - 13 minutes
In this podcast, Eric Tezlaff discusses his research in provider burnout and how he got involved in research as a busy PA in clinical practice. Mr. Tetzlaff is a physician assistant in the Department of Medical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His research int...

Suicide Prevention - Advocating for Others

PA Connections - November 16, 2020 16:31 - 19 minutes
In this podcast, we are joined by Ali Walker to discuss the important issue of suicide prevention. Professor Walker is an alumni from the GWU PA program and currently serves as an adjunct instructor within the Department of Physician Assistant Studies.  Since 2017, she has served on the board ...

Substance Use Disorder as a Public Health Issue - PAs as Part of the Solution

PA Connections - November 02, 2020 15:19 - 16 minutes
Dr. Lisa Alexander joins PA Connections to discuss the opioid epidemic and what PAs can do within their own communities and practices. Dr. Alexander recently retired from GW after being on the faculty for nearly 40 years and holding multiple different leadership positions within the department a...

Telepsychiatry In the Time of COVID

PA Connections - October 12, 2020 22:41 - 16 minutes
PA Glen Combs joins PA Connections to discuss his work in telepsychiatry.  Mr. Combs is one of the PA professions early leaders and educators having served in numerous positions during his distinguished career spanning nearly 50 years.  During the last decade he has practiced in the field of psy...

On Becoming a Healer

PA Connections - September 28, 2020 08:00 - 20 minutes
Dr. Saul Weiner joins PA Connections to discuss his latest book “ On Becoming a Healer: The Journey from Patient Care to Caring About Your Patients”, published by Johns Hopkins University Press (April 2020). Dr. Weiner is a primary care physician and scholar from the University of Illinois, Ch...

Burnout Among PAs in Clinical Practice

PA Connections - September 14, 2020 08:00 - 14 minutes
Eric D. Tetzlaff is a physician assistant in the Department of Medical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also serves the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)  as the chairperson of the task force on PA burnout and is a member of the American Society...

Helping Patients and Families Cope with Injury and Loss

PA Connections - August 31, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes
Our guests for this podcast are Dr. Holly Jonely and Professor Rebecca Inzana. They discuss the role of interprofessional teams in the care of patients and families who have experienced injury and loss and how clinicians can help them cope with these challenges. Dr. Jonely is a physical ther...

Listening for What Matters

PA Connections - August 17, 2020 10:00 - 27 minutes
Drs. Saul Weiner and Alan Schwatz discuss their book "Listening for What Matters". In this book, they discuss years of research on how clinicians often miss contextual clues that are essential to providing quality patient care and helping patients achieve good outcomes. This podcast features ...

Trailer

PA Connections - August 14, 2020 02:33 - 38 seconds
This program is sponsored by the Department of Physician Assistant Studies in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the George Washington University in Washington DC. During this podcast series we will be joined by guests from various fields and disciplines to explore innovative topics r...