President’s Welcome

Dear Colleagues,

With much gratitude, I accept the gavel from Johanna D’Addario as the incoming president of ConnAPA. Johanna has done an excellent job of leading the profession out of the pandemic, supporting the PAs of Connecticut in our continued efforts towards collaborative physician relationships and reigniting our commitment to our members both at that state and national level. Thank you, Johanna, for your excellent leadership and your commitment to our state organization and profession.

During my upcoming presidency, I am committed to making sure my voice is representative of the PAs of the state: their needs, concerns, and recognizing their efforts towards their communities. Pride in our profession comes not only from what we do daily for our patients, but how that reflects on the communities they reside in. PAs are much more than providers-we are the voice that speaks for our patients.  We cultivate a sense of inclusion and well-being for patients, in addition to delivering their medical care, with every interaction.   

I recognize our healthcare teams are feeling burnt out after the long years and tragedies that the pandemic brought us. This is a time for us to reconnect to what brought us to this profession, and a time to reconnect with the people that trusted us with their bodies and spirits.

As a reflection of this, my presidency will focus on the communities here in Connecticut where we practice. Volunteer efforts and campaigns to remind our patients, and ourselves, that there is more to our profession than our clinical and administrative responsibilities. We are more than the number of patients we see, the medical record we keep, or the codes that we bill. I urge you to take some time this upcoming year to join myself, board members, PA students, peers, educators, friends and family to reconnect in community events around the state.

Do not hesitate to reach out with your community endeavors and ideas to create action and encourage engagement. Be proud of who we are and what role PAs play in the communities that makes this state an exceptional place to practice, play and live.

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” – Coretta Scott King

With gratitude,

Sarah Adams, MHS, PA-C
President, Connecticut Academy of PAs