South Carolina Academy of PAs

10/22/2026

Attention pre-PA students! SCAPA's ASPIRE program will be presenting "A Day in the Life of a PA Student" on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM. We will discuss didactic year (blocks), clinical year (rotations), and the transition from PA student to professional PA. We hope to have you there! Not an ASPIRE member yet? Check out the link in the bio to join!

10/22/2026

Upcoming Midlands, P*e Dee & Upstate SCAPA Region Dinner Meetings!

Visit scapapartners.org/regions/ to join:

Midlands November Dinner Meeting - RSVP by 10/27
Tuesday, 11/03/26 at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
Topic: Expanding the Conversation: Exploring AUVELITY, a Rapid-Acting, Antidepressant that Modulates Glutamate, Sigma-1, and Monoaminergic Pathways.

P*e Dee November Dinner Meeting - RSVP by 10/31
Tuesday, 11/17/26 at Victors, The Carolina Chophouse
Topic: Dinner and Discussion on MASLD/MASH

Upstate November Dinner Meeting
Tuesday, 11/17/26 at Stella's Southern Bistro
Topic: Tailor Migraine Management With the Flexibility of an Oral CGRP Receptor Antagonist (Nurtec)

10/21/2026

New listing on SCAPA's Job Board:

Physician Assistant
Midlands Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery, PA - Columbia, South Carolina

Visit scapapartners.org/resources/job-opportunities/ to learn more about this position!

10/20/2026

We are a community of PAs working together to expand access to healthcare throughout South Carolina. Get involved by visiting scapapartners.org.

10/15/2026

Congratulations Rita and Elizabeth!!!

Congratulations to Rita Brown, Elizabeth Cole, and the University of South Carolina PA Program – one of TWO 2026 recipients of the Kathy J. Pedersen Grant to Promote Equitable Care! Their project will address gaps in emergency preparedness by increasing access to free, culturally responsive, lifesaving education. Ten training events in trusted spaces will reach areas at higher risk for poor cardiac arrest outcomes, including underserved urban and rural populations and minority communities with higher cardiovascular mortality rates.

Learn about their project: https://bit.ly/4ilgNMg



South Carolina Academy of PAs

10/15/2026

The USC School of Medicine PA Program’s “Cocky on Call” team took home the 2026 Challenge Bowl trophy! Give these students some love for all their hard work studying and preparing.

Charleston Southern University "Trauma Llamas" did an awesome job making it a competition worth watching! And we can’t forget the faculty! They joined the fun for a special round against the attending students, to also join the winner’s circle.

Special thanks to SCAPA CME Committee Co-Chairs Chad Robinson and Anjinetta Yates-Johnson for their leadership, with Chad serving as our Challenge Bowl host. Thank you to Anjinetta, SCAPA member and speaker Eric Shoup, and SCAPA Past President Amy Allen for serving as judges and helping make the competition a success!

10/15/2026

SCAPA extends a heartfelt thank-you to our members, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and all the PAs who traveled to the Lowcountry for this year’s CME Conference. Your participation helped make it a rewarding PA Week of learning and time together.

We’re grateful to everyone who made it possible and look forward to seeing you at our upcoming region dinner meetings and PA Day in February 2027!

10/12/2026

PAs advocate for patients, break down barriers to care, and stand up for communities who need a voice. This , we’re recognizing that commitment.

10/10/2026

Upcoming Upstate, Midlands & P*e Dee SCAPA Region Dinner Meetings!

Visit scapapartners.org/regions/ to learn more and sign up:

Upstate October Dinner Meeting
Tuesday, 10/20/26 at Saskatoon Steakhouse
Topic: Updates on Hepatitis B

Midlands November Dinner Meeting
Tuesday, 11/03/26 at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
Topic: Expanding the Conversation: Exploring AUVELITY, a Rapid-Acting, Antidepressant that Modulates Glutamate, Sigma-1, and Monoaminergic Pathways.

P*e Dee November Dinner Meeting
Tuesday, 11/17/26 at Victors, The Carolina Chophouse
Topic: Dinner and Discussion on MASLD/MASH