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PA Career Coach Career and Contract Resources
Career Priorities Exercise  

Offer Assessment Worksheet with Negotiation Tips

 Published Articles and Blog Posts on PA Career Topics 
The Frankencontract: What Not To Sign   PA Professional  August 2010
Team Practice Checkup    PA Professional  October 2010
Leaving on Good Terms   PA Professional  December 2010
Keys to a Healthy PA Career    PA Professional  April 2011
Effective Job Search Strategies    PA Professional  November 2011
Professional Self-Advocacy for PAs    PA Professional  August 2012
Negotiate, Negotiate, Negotiate: Navigating the Gender Wage Gap   PA Professional January 2013
A Career Checkup: Are You in the Right Place?   PA Professional September 2013
PA, Heal Thyself: Avoiding Burnout (AAPA login required)
https://www.aapa.org/career-central/practice-resources/pa-heal-thyself/
How to Mitigate Negative References  (AAPA login required)
​https://www.aapa.org/career-central/job-search/how-to-mitigate-negative-job-references/
(login required)
Handling Difficult Interview Questions (AAPA login required)
https://www.aapa.org/career-central/job-search/handling-difficult-interview-questions/
Job Crafting: Making the Most of Your Current Position
https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2018/01/job-crafting-make-the-most-of-your-current-position/
Five Ways You Can Address the PA Pay Gap
https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2017/11/five-ways-can-address-pa-pay-gap/
The Benefits of Participating in Professional Awards Programs
https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2018/01/3-career-benefits-participating-professional-awards-programs/
Navigating PA Specialty Practice Transitions
https://www.aapa.org/career-central/practice-resources/make-pa-career-flexibility/
The Pros and Cons of Signing a PA Employment Contract (AAPA login required)
https://www.aapa.org/career-central/job-search/pros-cons-signing-pa-employment-contract/
Cultivate Your Network
https://www.aapa.org/career-central/job-search/networking/cultivate-your-network-employment-references/
Career Navigation Starts with Self Assessment
https://www.aapa.org/career-central/job-search/effective-career-navigation-starts-self-assessment
Outside the Clinic: Non Clinical Pathways for PAs
https://www.aapa.org/career-central/practice-resources/outside-the-clinic/
Planning Time Away from and Returning to Practice  (AAPA login required)
https://www.aapa.org/career-central/practice-resources/plan-time-away-return-practice/
Volunteering as a PAth to Career Growth
​https://www.aapa.org/career-central/career-advancement/volunteering-path-career-growth/
Negotiating Your PA Employment Contract (AAPA login required)
https://www.aapa.org/career-central/job-search/negotiating-your-contract/
Negotiating Your Benefits Package (AAPA login required)
​https://www.aapa.org/career-central/job-search/getting-benefits-package/
Interview Preparation Exercises (AAPA login required)
https://www.aapa.org/career-central/job-search/interview-preparation-advice-exercises/
Assessing an Offer: Key Questions
https://www.aapa.org/career-central/job-search/assessing-offer-key-questions-consider/
Negotiating from a Position of Power (AAPA login required)
https://www.aapa.org/career-central/practice-resources/access-negotiate-position-power/
Effective and Career Healthy Contract Negotiation (AAPA login required)
https://www.aapa.org/career-central/job-search/effective-and-career-healthy-contract-negotiation/
Exit Strategies: Advice on Leaving a Position Gracefully
https://www.healthecareers.com/article/career/exit-strategies-advice-on-leaving-a-position-gracefully
Tips for Starting Strong at a New PA Position
https://healthecareers.com/article/career/tips-for-starting-strong-at-a-new-pa-position
Career Launch Tips for New Graduates
https://www.healthecareers.com/article/career/career-launch-tips-for-new-graduates
Advice on Tailoring your Application for Specialty Practice Transitions
https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2021/09/how-to-tailor-your-job-application-for-a-specialty-transition/
Career Coach Advises on the PA Employment Landscape in 2021
www.aapa.org/news-central/2021/02/career-coach-advises-on-the-pa-employment-landscape-in-2021/
Top 5 Career Questions Answered for AAPA Members
https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2021/12/your-top-5-career-questions-answered-by-the-pa-career-coach/

Contributor to Contacts and Contracts: A Career Guide for PAs (1999-2012 editions)

Content provider for updated online career resources for AAPA (2018-2019)


The great challenge and opportunity for practicing PAs is creating a framework of mutual benefit, respect, clarity, and true teamwork with employers.  It can be done! Negotiating  for success in your employment relationship yields so much for your future job satisfaction and security--let me help you plan for success. To set up a career consultation, please  fill out the Contact form or email me at [email protected]

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