President's Message
William Bisbee, PA-C Dear Fellow DEAPA Members: Welcome to the Downeast Association of Physician Assistants (DEAPA) web site and thank you for your visit. We have made every effort to make the site both informative and user friendly, and we hope that you will make it a habit to visit the site periodically for news updates, job and CME listings, contact information to other medical associations, and other useful information for physician assistants and those interested in the PA profession. My career as a physician assistant began 32 years ago when I moved back to Maine following my graduation from the Yale University Physician Associate Program. I am a Mainer by birth and happy to have raised a family in this beautiful state, a state whose practice environment for PAs is among the best in the nation. I have seen both the number of PAs practicing within the state and the scope of practice settings employing PAs grow enormously over the years. DEAPA has been a part of my life throughout these years and it will undoubtedly be a part of yours as well. DEAPA is the only organization in the State of Maine whose purpose is to promote and protect the PA profession. Every PA who lives in Maine benefits from the hard work carried out on her/his behalf by DEAPA and its Board of Directors. The services we provide range from legislative watchdog duties to publication of quarterly newsletters to providing yearly CME opportunities to offering public educational sessions. Our ability to provide these and other services depends greatly upon the membership of PAs working and living within the State of Maine. It is our responsibility to support DEAPA through our memberships in order to continue to enjoy the benefits we all have obtained by the work of those who have preceded us. So, enjoy your tour of the web site and feel free to contact anyone listed under the Contact Us section with any questions you might have. DEAPA is a great organization in a great state and we are proud to be a part of the PA profession here in Maine.
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