Providing a Safe Place for All Patients: Tonia Poteat interview with the American Academy of PAs
Before becoming a PA, or even knowing about the profession, Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, PA-C, DFAAPA, knew she wanted to provide care to people living with HIV. “I was really interested in being a healthcare provider but didn’t know how to do that without being a physician or a nurse until I met a PA. She really encouraged me to look into the training and what you are able to do as a PA,” Poteat says. “I liked that you could finish without spending a thousand years in school, and I liked team-based practice. Now, 25 years later, it turned out pretty well.” https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2020/01/advocating-for-health-equity-pa-focuses-work-on-hiv-and-lgbt-health/