Get Fit with GAPA in 2012!

Join the Georgia Association of Physician Assistants (GAPA) or renew your membership today to better serve your patients, provide outreach to the medically underserved, strengthen your profession, network with colleagues and celebrate your accomplishments. Take advantage of all GAPA has to offer, including the new “Get Fit with GAPA” patient outreach program.

Getting Fit is Tons of Fun!

By being a GAPA member in 2012, you can better help your patients fight the obesity epidemic. Help them burn calories and build muscles through Get Fit with GAPA.This new initiative helps you encourage your patients to participate in fun outdoor activities and healthy eating programs. One way we’re doing this is by partnering with Georgia State Parks in “Tons of Fun” events all across the State. GAPA members will be on hand at these events to provide counseling and recommendations to children and adults on healthy eating and exercise programs.  Also, through an exciting new program called “Rx for Fitness,” GAPA members will be able to “prescribe” a fitness routine for patients along with a free visit to a Georgia State Park to put the routine into action!  These opportunities can help you with your own fitness goals, as well. Most of all, they will allow you to provide life-changing and even life-saving services to your patients and community.

Cross the Finish Line with GAPA

Get Fit with GAPA officially kicks off in conjunction with our 2012 Annual Winter Conference in February. You will be encouraged to get involved by participating at Georgia State Park events or organizing your own events, such as a “fun run” in your community. You might choose to follow a patient’s progress and then prepare a case study, or volunteer with a health clinic in your area. In July, GAPA will celebrate your efforts at our new “Cross the Finish Line” event at the 2012 Summer Conference in Sandestin, FL. You might be selected to present your project to PAs from across the US, and you could also win a FREE conference registration to this great family vacation destination. Members will receive more information and updates via email.

Benefits that Make a Difference

By joining GAPA, you’ll tap into membership advantages that can help foster your career and make you and your practice more accessible to patients. When you sign up for or renew your GAPA membership, your professional contact information is automatically added to the Find a PA online database, exclusively representing GAPA members. This service opens up a world of possibilities for your professional growth and helps you expand public awareness of your practice and services. “Find a PA” is also promoted to the public throughout the year through print, online, radio and outdoor advertisements.  Share this great marketing opportunity for your practice with your employer today!

If you’re interested in the future of the PA profession, you can rely on GAPA’s legislative blog to keep you informed and involved. Weekly emails during the Georgia General Assembly session will be packed with news about key legislative issues affecting your practice and patients, as well as how you can reach out to decision-makers as they’re considering legislation affecting the PA profession.

Going the Extra Mile

When you join the Georgia Association of Physician Assistants, you become a member of a respected organization that has advocated high quality, cost-effective and accessible health care as part of a physician-directed team for more than 35 years. GAPA provides tools for the personal and professional development of PAs and represents the PA profession in Georgia. Be a part of the only organization that acts a professional liaison with the:

• Medical Association of Georgia
• Georgia Academy of Family Physicians
• Georgia Hospital Association
• Composite State Board of Medical Examiners, via the Physician Assistant Advisory Committee
• Georgia General Assembly via active lobbying and regular reports

Enjoy exclusive GAPA member benefits, including:

• "Get Fit with GAPA" patient outreach program
• Saving money through discounts on conference packages and products
• Receiving the latest news through GAPA’s award-winning newsletter
• Cross promotion and involvement in PA Day/Week activities across the state
• Representation at the American Academy of Physician Assistants House of Delegates
• “Find a PA” database, health news feed and General Session blogs from the State Capitol!

Join GAPA today!

For less than 50 cents per day, you could be a member of the state’s only organization actively promoting the PA profession, helping you connect with patients and enhancing the availability of healthcare through effective legislation.

Join GAPA today or renew your membership by  filling out GAPA’s secure online application/renewal form . Or, mail or fax downloadable application/renewal form to:

Georgia Association of Physician Assistants
1905 Woodstock Road
Suite 2150
Roswell, GA 30075
Fax: 770-640-1095

Money Back Guarantee – if you’re not satisfied with your membership at the end of 12 months, we’ll refund your money!

Here are some other ways you can stay connected by joining GAPA or renewing your membership:

Stay Connected: Update your profile and connect with new patients through GAPA’s “Find a PA” program. Follow GAPA on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Become Involved: Give forward to future generations of PAs through support of GAPA’s philanthropic program, Political Action Committee, or by becoming a mentor.

Connect with your Region: Attend local meetings and community events while networking with fellow PA colleagues in your region.

Stay Informed: Receive the GAPA Pulse, an award-winning newsletter with the latest PA news on license renewals, legislation, new developments in the health care system and more.

Receive High-quality CME: GAPA offers two CME conference opportunities each year. Save $150 at the annual CME conference (Fellow & Associate members).

Tap into state and national-level issues: Get reports on legislation affecting your practice and profession from the State Capitol through GAPA’s egislative blogs. Connect with PA issues through GAPA representatives in the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) House of Delegates, Composite State Board of Medical Examiners and other affiliations.

Grow Professionally: Access GAPA's Career Center to find a new employee or look for your next job.