Maine Academy of Physician Associates - MEAPA

08/22/2025

The education committee for the Society of Physician Associates in Addiction Medicine will be hosting its first talking session titled Buprenorphine Initiation Across Healthcare Settings. It will be presented via Zoom on Thursday, September 4th 2025 from 7 to 8 pm CST. Individuals can register for free using the following link: https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/CY53Ch3vQnGrHE6nd-zpPg #/registration.

Of note, CME credits are NOT available for this event.

07/09/2025

FREE ONLINE CME Opportunity!!! Registration ends Friday July 11th!

Register: https://einstein.gathered.com/invite/YRdG6XrbDz

Facilitated by MEAPA, now open to all!!

07/07/2025

MEAPA President, Kathleen Moneghan and New Hampshire Society of Physician Associates VP Sarah Leslie have been collaborating over the past year in both organizations’ advocacy efforts towards PA Practice Modernization with successful passage of PA Title Change for both states this year! Medscape sat down with both to discuss these recent successes.

The US is facing a growing healthcare provider shortage. Recent projections suggest that the US will be short by more than 3 million healthcare workers by next year, which will have a significant impact on the country’s ability to provide timely and effective patient care.

To help fill this gap, many states are pursuing new legislation to modernize physician associate (PA) practice, allowing PAs to work at the top of their knowledge, experience, and skillset. http://ms.spr.ly/6180SLsnG

06/23/2025

Join the Hanley institute this Thursday, June 26 from 4 to 5 PM for their webinar on diagnosing and treating Lyme disease. Please see link below to register. 

https://www.hanleyleadership.org/lyme-disease-timing-matters-webinar-registration/

06/20/2025

At MEAPA, we believe that healthcare is a fundamental human right that does not depend upon the color of your skin, the place where you were born, the language that you speak, or the people that you love. We affirm our commitment to making our practices a safe place where all of our patients are welcome, respected, honored and celebrated. We also acknowledge that we practice medicine in an imperfect system where political, implicit and systemic biases still too often subject our patients and colleagues to injustices unbecoming of the ethical providers that we strive to be. We believe that the best medical practices are ones in which we actively foster opportunities for belonging, have open dialogue about how we can contribute to a more equitable culture, and celebrate the uniqueness of all of our patients that makes our world a more beautiful place to live.

06/14/2025

Congratulations to Maine's PAs! Our state has become the second state after Oregon to officially change the PA title to Physician ASSOCIATE! This is a major win strengthening understanding of PA expertise and our role in patient care.

"Its an exciting time to be a PA, and we can't wait to see the positive change this has with our patients and with our role in the healthcare system," said Kathleen Moneghan, DHA, MPAS, PA-C, President of the Maine Academy of PA's.

We offer a HUGE thank you to all of the clinicians, PAs and MDS, who provided written and verbal testimony in support of this bill!

https:// www.aapa.org/news-central/2025/06/maine-secures-title-change/

05/28/2025

Discounted Virtual CME for MEAPA Members!

Join us for an informative webinar with Dr. Daniel Griffin, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Island Infectious Disease in New York, where you’ll gain essential insights into the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease. Infection-associated chronic conditions, such as those ...

05/21/2025

CONGRATS MAINE PAS!!! This year's AAPA CO Outreach and Advocacy Award recipient is the Maine Academy of Physician Associates (MEAPA), recognized for their outstanding work in the previous calendar year. AAPA's Outreach and Advocacy Award program recognizes constituent organizations (COs) for their creative and innovative programs and projects that align with AAPA's strategic plan and commitments to the PA profession.

https://www.aapa.org/news-central/ 2025/05/co-outreach-and-advocacy-award-recipient-ensures-pas-have-a-seat-at-the-table

05/14/2025

Interested in joining the MEAPA board for 2025-2026?
Go to MainePA.MyPAnetwork.com to see what we’ve been up to!

If you are interested in joining our board, please email at MEAPA4me@gmail.com by May 16th! Voting is planned May 27-June 9, 2025.

04/26/2025

Please join us for a free virtual CME Lunch and Learn event on May 12th!

https://forms.gle/d3E62R43M7DwEuRVA

04/14/2025

Refer your PA friends!!! Refer your PA family!! Referrals get entered to win a $150 Amazon gift card!

04/04/2025

Mission driven opportunity for those interested!