Sacramento Physician Assistant to Receive National Research Publishing Award

News from American Academy of Physician Assistants:

The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) will honor Gerald Kayingo, PhD, MMSc, PA-C, with its Research Publishing Award that recognizes a PA who published an exceptional research article within the past year.

Kayingo, an assistant clinical professor in the University of California Davis PA program in Sacramento, served as the lead author on “Patient-Centered Medical Homes and Physician Assistant Education: Preparing the PA Student for the Practice of the Future.”

The article was published in the December 2014 edition of the Journal of Physician Assistant Education and examines primary care models in PA education. The authors specifically focus on the patient-centered medical home, a model of care delivery where a team of healthcare providers work collaboratively to provide quality care to patients.

“As our healthcare system continues to evolve, we know that PAs will play a critical role in delivering care to patients,” said Kayingo. “Due to their versatility and clinical training, PAs already work in these emerging models of care and are valued medical providers.”

Learn more about the 2015 AAPA Award recipients at www.aapa.org.

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