Lisa Dandrea Lenell is a Physician Assistant and the Director of Operations for an internal medicine practice in Illinois. She is very passionate about bringing Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner issues into the spotlight, focusing on awareness and understanding of the professions.

Lisa Dandrea Lenell is a graduate of the Physician Assistant Program at Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Illinois. She has continued her relationship with Midwestern University working as adjunct faculty.

She has published in the prestigious peer-reviewed medical journal Dermatologic Surgery and has been featured in several professional journals.
Affiliations:  AAPA, IAPA, ACC

I was recently informed that the PA show is one of the fastest growing programs on ReachMD. So many of you have offered your stories, your experience, and often just your ears, to help me work through topics and ideas. You have all played a huge role in this show and I thank you.

When we started the PA show two years ago the first show title was printed as "Physician's Assistance" I knew then that we had a long way to go.
As PAs we all know that we have a long way to go, and this was highlighted with the recent omission of our  profession from the Obama healthcare speech. My goal for the PA show has always been the education of medical professionals about the PA profession, it is apparent that the goal needs to be expanded to our political leaders and the public.

ReachMD has committed to expanding the PA show and has been very impressed with the number of PA listeners, and  MDs as well.
Please help me with this National PA exposure! If you haven't logged on to ReachMD and registered as a PA, please do that and ask all of the PAs you know to do the same. One of the things I love about the PA profession is the passion we all have for what we do, I will take that passion to every ear that will listen. Lisa

Please register at:
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Forty years ago, the title of "physician associate" was changed to "physician assistant." Now there is a strong grassroots effort amongst PAs to change the name back. On April 5, 2010, 50 leaders in the PA profession signed a letter declaring that the title "physician associate" better fits the role. Bob Blumm, immediate past president of the Association of Plastic Surgery Physician Assistants and a supporter of the letter, joins host Lisa Dandrea Lenell to talk about why this change is critical to the profession, the implications it will have on the future and what needs to be done to make the change a reality.

http://lisa.medicaljobsplus.us/BobBlummAssociate.mp3

2010

Karen Bass how her career in healthcare shaped and influenced her career in politics  7/22/2010

Dr. William Fenn :AAPA Speaker of the House of Delegates What decisions affect PAs across the country? 
Jeremy Allen  Creates App for  Iphone for ER wait time 6/28/10
Jim Cawley, director at The George Washington University-PA Research   6/13/2010
Dr. Jeffrey Nicholson:Risk Management Strategies for Physician Assistants 5/31/2010
Mike Gerchufsky PartnersInPractice 04/18/10
Dr. Dawn LaBarbera:What Makes PAs the Happiest Medical Professionals? 3/28/2010
Jim Schuelen : PAs in Charge: How to Move Into Hospital Management  3/21/2010
Assistant Surgeon General Mike Milner's Vison for Health   3/14/2010
Dr. Elisabeth Howard and Edie McConaughey:What Can Residents Learn From Midwives? 3/07/2010
Jack Lasoski: Medical Care on the Job: Physician Assistants in Occupational Medicine 2/21/2010
Krystie Lennox PAs Below the Surface in Cosmetic Dermatology 2/14/2010
EricHolden Report: Current International Relief Efforts in Haiti  2/7/2010

2009

Dr. Kevin Chung, intensivist at the burn center, and PA Charles Thompson 
US Army Burn Unit in Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 11/15
Dr. Segal-Gidan Physician Assistants in Geriatrics 10/17/09
Dr.Tom Zampieri Leadership in the Veterans Administration System 10/17/09
Ian Jones PA-C Expanding the Role of Physician Assistants in Canada 10/11/09
Reg Carter, Leila Ledbetter The History of the PA Profession Under One Roof   10/04/09
Dr. Laurie Benton PA-C & Dr. Charles Foulks PA/Physician Team of the Year 9/20/09
Steven Hanson: President AAPA Heathcare Reform and PAs 09/12/09
Rear Admiral Michael Milner United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps 09/04/09
Gail Curtis: When a PA has an Addiction Problem: How to Get Help  08/30/09
George Collins Potential Career Paths for PAs in  Practice Administration  08/23/09
Matt Baker:PAs Making an Impact in Disaster Medicine 08/17/09
Robin Hunter Buskey How working in a federal prison differs from a community health system 08/08/09
Cpt. Harrelson, Malnourished children in Qalat, Afghanistan:Awarded the Bronze Star  8/03/09
Ed Lopez,What's it like to be a hospitalist? 8/03/09
Stan Roberts, Commercial Driver Medical Examiner Medical Certification 7/25/09
George Collins, Chief Physician Assistant and PA Director for Orthocarolina 7/20/09
Michelle Mack, Chief Medical Examiner in the District of Columbia 7/19/09
Cynthia Lord:Is the clinical doctorate appropriate for the Physician Assistant? 7/5/09
Ann Davis Beth Grivett Regulating PAs Through State Law 6/28/09
Ed Lopez Physician Assistants In The Hospitalist Movement 6/21/09
Andrew Faucett, The importance of genetic medicine in your daily practice.6/7/09
Dave Mittman Does the title Physician Assistant truly capture the core of the PA's role in the 21st century?  5/31/09
Janet Lathrop Pres.&CEO NCCP Understanding the Complex Issue of PA Specialty Certification 5/23/09
Cynthia Lord, AAPA President ,Why the PA profession remains solid in troubled financial times. 05/17/09
Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee, Keepng PAs in Primary Care - 05/10/09
How does a PA handle the situation when a parent does not want to vaccinate their child? - 05/10/2009
A Medical Library on Your Hip: How PDAs Can Help PAs & NPs - 05/04/2009
Tracing the History and Plotting the Future of PA Certification - 04/27/2009
The PA's Role on the Battlefield - 04/20/2009
Lending a Helping Hand: PA Opportunities for International Volunteerism - 04/13/2009
Saving Lives in Afghanistan: A PA's Story - 04/06/2009
Healthy for Life: PAs as Lifestyle Coaches - 03/30/2009
The Voice of PAs Within Hospital Administration - 03/23/2009
Filling Primary Care Voids With Military-Trained PAs - 03/16/2009
A Guide for PAs: Becoming More Involved in Your Profession - 03/09/2009
International Opportunities for PA students - 03/02/2009
The Physician Assistant on the Battlefield - 02/16/2009
Malpractice Coverage for Physician Assistants - 02/02/2009
Physician Assistants on the Front Lines of Combat - 01/26/2009
Distinguishing Child Health Associates From Physician Assistants - 01/05/2009

The Military's Interservice Physician Assistant Program - 12/29/2008
Employment Agreements for Physician Assistants - 12/22/2008
The History of the Physician Assistant Profession - 12/15/2008
CEO Identifies Future Direction of American Academy of Physician Assistants - 12/08/2008
Barriers to Independent Nurse Practitioner Ownership - 12/01/2008
Intensive Insulin Glucose Protocols for Surgical Patients - 11/24/2008
Malpractice Insurance Options for Your Physician Assistant - 11/24/2008
Nurse Practitioner Membership Clinic - 11/17/2008
Surgeons Discover New Instrument, the Physician Assistant - 11/17/2008
A Nurse Practitioner's Guide to Starting an Independent Practice - 11/10/2008
Inpatient Insulin: A Team Approach - 11/10/2008
Calculating the Value of a Physician Assistant - 11/03/2008
The Most Common Billing Mistakes for PA Services - 10/27/2008
Medical Depots for America's Truck Drivers - 10/20/2008
Changing Specialties for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners - 10/06/2008
What Are Rural Health Clinics? - 10/06/2008
Physician Assistants in Geriatrics - 09/29/2008
Physician Assistant Certification - 09/22/2008
Making Hospital Rounds: The Surgical Physician Assistant - 09/15/2008
Coding Tips to Maximize Physician Assistant Reimbursement - 09/08/2008
The PA Credential Creep - 08/25/2008
Breaking Traditions of "MD-or-Bust:" Medical Mentoring for PAs and NPs - 08/18/2008
PAs and NPs Affecting the Health of the World - 08/11/2008
Are PAs Abandoning Primary Care Medicine? - 08/04/2008
Physician Assistants in Anesthesiology - 07/21/2008
Job Seeking and Recruiting for PAs and NPs - 07/14/2008
PA Education: How It Differs From MD or NP Tracks - 07/07/2008
The Doctorate of Nursing Practice - 06/30/2008
NPs and PAs as Chief Administrators - 06/23/2008
A Cash-Only Practice Model to Accomodate the Uninsured - 06/16/2008
Physician Assistants as Practice Owners - 05/26/2008
Retail Health Clinics and the Nursing Profession - 04/21/2008
How to Utilize PAs In the ER - 03/10/2008
Is There A Doctor In The House? The PA Doctor - 01/28/2008
NPs and PAs, Can They Unite? - 01/14/2008

The Future of the Physician Assistant Profession - 12/31/2007
Physician Assistant Specialization in Medicine - 11/12/2007
The Specialization of Physician Assistants - 10/29/2007