Candidate for Representative to AAPA House of Delegates
Endorsed by the Nomination & Elections Committee
Biography
Jason Prevelige, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Physician Associates. A staunch champion of professional and health-care advocacy, Dr. Prevelige has held progressive leadership positions throughout the AAPA and the ConnAPA. Many of his endeavors have been focused on interprofessional collaboration and legislative advancements to improve the access to healthcare for all.
Dr. Prevelige earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Sacred Heart University, of Fairfield, Connecticut, followed by a master’s degree in health science at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, where he obtained his physician assistant education. He later earned an MBA from Quinnipiac and most recently a Doctor of Medical Science degree at the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, California.
Dr. Prevelige has practiced emergency medicine for over 16 years at Trinity Health of New England’s St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, Connecticut. He is the Practice Lead in the emergency department for Vituity, and splits his time between clinical and administrative leadership duties at St. Mary’s. He also has practiced in various pediatric subspecialties including hospital medicine, neonatology and urgent care for Connecticut Children’s of Hartford, Connecticut for over 15 years.
Also an educator, he thoroughly enjoys the opportunity to help prepare the health-care workforce of the future. He instructs in various subject areas for the graduate PA programs at both Sacred Heart University and Quinnipiac University.
A South Florida native, he now lives in Fairfield, Connecticut, where he serves his local community as chief of the Stratfield Volunteer Fire Department and is chair of the Town of Fairfield Board of Health. He met his wife, Leanne, as an undergraduate student and together they enjoy traveling the world and spending time together as a family with their 10-year-old son, Alexander, where much of their time together is spent at an ice rink where Jason helps coach Alex’s travel hockey team.
Platform Statement
The AAPA House of Delegates (HOD) holds an importance place in our profession, as the representative body of the profession, crafting the policies that continue to support the work that we do everyday. Over the years the HOD has voted on many important topics, including more recently the title change to physician associate, and philosophies on the optimal practice environments to ensure access to high-quality care. I have been a part of all of these conversations in some fashion for over 12 years as a delegate, chief delegate, or member of the AAPA Board of Directors.
We must continue to advance our profession and to ensure that the policies of the AAPA reflect that. As AAPA President I took a stand against the AMA and their scope creep campaign, against decisions made by governmental agencies that were not rooted in evidence based medicine, and against violence in the healthcare space. We have to ensure that AAPA continues to have policies in place to back up such stands, and also is proactive in addressing issues, not reactive.
Having just recently served as President of the AAPA, I am intimately aware of the nuances of the operations of the AAPA and am best positioned to share that information with the HOD when appropriate. Throughout my journey of professional engagement, I have been involved in a number of ways including through leadership of ConnAPA, culminating as President for two terms, and continue to serve as the Chair of the Legislative Committee. I understand the needs of our state to represent that in the HOD. As well, I have served on most of the commissions and committees in the AAPA, including HOD leadership as a member and then chair of the reference committee. Given my experience I have the ability to have the conversations that matter to move efforts forward and represent our state appropriate. I would be honored to once again return to the HOD to serve our membership.