Meet the PAs Podcast

Interview with Sahand Ensafi at the 2017 CAPA confrence.Sahand is the new Vice President of the Ontario Chapter of CAPAWhat it's like to be the first ER PA at a hospital and have over 70 surprising Physicians

Pre-PA students and current PA students will enjoy this episode as Rachael and Becky discuss the details of student life in the PA program at McMaster University through a round table discussion with 4 current first year students. Life as a student at McMaster is discussed and even the super impressive Lana applying for Jeopardy! GO Lana! We are thankful all 4 were willing to take the time to engage our podcast community.The discussion took place during the 2017 CAPA conference so there is some

Chris was the first civilian physician assistant in Canada, helped get the PA program in Manitoba started and just finished 3 years as president of CAPA and transitioned to the role of past president in October 2017. This interview takes place just days before he transitioned to past president at the CAPA 2017 Conference in Ottawa just after he returned from the UK PA conference. Chris has led an interesting life, even spending the previous few years traveling the world for enjoyment. He has a LOT

Patrick Nelson is the executive director of CAPA and is responsible for the operations of the national office, raising awareness and advocating for the PA profession with government and stakeholders, and achieving financial stability within CAPA. Prior to joining CAPA, he was the Executive Director of Public and Corporate Affairs at the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and also served as an aide to Ontario’s Minister of Health. Join us as Patrick takes us through an update of the PA profession

Natalie St. Pierre is the Director, Communications and Stake Holder Relations for CAPA. This interview takes place during the CAPA 2017 conference in Ottawa. Natalie reviews the critical role of advocacy and the progress CAPA is making in Ontario, Quebec and BC with PA days and PA advocacy among politicians and the general public. Natalie and CAPA have prepared and advocacy toolkit for practicing PAs to help support individuals in contacting their local politicians and newspapers and contribute to

Anne is a key leader in the PA and the medical community. She is the newly elected VP of CAPA and has been an avid community member since 2011. She has a fantastic blog, www.canadianpa.ca, the premier online spot for Canadian physician assistant information.

It did not take long for us to make mistakes in our podcasting adventures lol. We are not technically inclined and, thus, are prone to errors. This is a quick discussion correcting our mistakes from our first episode. 1. our correct website is www.mtppodcast.ca 2. the Launch episode was recorded ahead of time anticipating a long turnaround to publish. THis happened really fast so it is not launching the night before the 2017 CAPA conference as stated in the episode.

Rebecca and Rachael introduce themselves and describe their experiences as PAs in Ontario in ER and oncology/palliative care.