Our Mission
Physician
Assistants in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (PAHPM) is a non-profit
Specialty Organization affiliated with the American Academy of Physician
Assistants. Members practice in clinical, research, and education
settings.
The
mission of the organization is to educate PAs on the fields of
Palliative and Hospice medicine in the care of Serious Illness patient
populations, to enhance this area of medicine through the utilization of
PAs in optimal team practice, and to advocate for PAs in policy arenas
on state and national levels and on all levels of care.
This site is dedicated to PAs practicing Hospice and Palliative Medicine and those who want to know more about this field.
"Our lives are a story and endings matter." ~Atul Gawande
Current PAHPM Board Members: (2020-)
Current President: Kathy Kemle, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA
President Elect: Vacant
Vice President:Donna Seton, MS, PAC
Immediate Past President: Jeff Myers, MMSc, MIH, PA-C
Executive Director: Nadya Dimitrov, DPM, PAC
Secretary: Rose Direny-Jean, PA-C
Treasurer: Richard Lamkin, PA-C, MPH
Director at Large: Rose Rutherford,MS, PA-C
Student Member: Delilah Dominquez, PAS (Quinnipiac)
Committee Chairs
Legislative: Jeanine Lesley Smith, PAC