The Stony Brook PA Student Society

The Stony Brook PA Student Society is a chapter of the Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (SAAAPA) and works in conjunction with SAAAPA to coordinate events and advocate for student and professional issues on a local, state and national level. The Society serves as a communication link between the PA classes, faculty, staff and community. Student Society activities include community service, fundraising, public education and promotion of the PA profession. A glimpse of recent Student Society activities are shown below:

• Fundraising for Tsunami and Florida hurricane relief efforts
• Local community blood pressure screening on PA Day
• Blood drive for University Hospital blood services
• University Hospital Baby and Children’s memorial garden donation
• AAPA host city campaign book drive and donation for health literacy
• Revlon run/walk for cancer
• Breast and testicular self exam education awareness at local
  high schools
• Interactive health education program at local junior high school

	Class of 2008 PA Student Society Officers From Left to Right: Rebecca Brenner, PAS, Vice President, Amy Celichowski, PAS, Treasurer, Brielle Buckley, PAS, Secretary, and Richard Williams, PAS, President
	Class of 2009 PA Student Society Officers From Left to Right: Front Row: Amanda Leroy, PAS, SAAAPA Constituent Chapter Representative, Laura Sathoff, PAS, President and Jennifer Braun, PAS, SAAAPA External Affairs Representative Middle Row: Kimberly Salt, PAS, SHTM Dean's Advisory Committee Representative, Rachel Gilbert, PAS, SAAAPA HOD Alternate, Unsun Suhr, PAS, SAAAPA Student Diversity Committee Representative, Catherine Stager, PAS, SAAAPA AOR Alternate, Christine Kimball, PAS, Secretary and Adam Lichtenstein, PAS, Vice President Back Row: Michael Heilbrunn, PAS, SAAAPA AOR Representative, Marissa Grosskopf, PAS, Treasurer and Amy McKee, PAS, SAAAPA HOD Representative

Stony Brook PA Program students, faculty and alumni at the Fall 2006 NYSSPA Conference

Stony Brook's SAAAPA Medical Challenge Bowl Team 2007 From Left to Right: Christie Cotty, PAS, Michelle DeMarco, PAS and Kate Ruetenik, PAS

AAPA Health Literacy Program for local children on Long Island sponsored by the Class of 2008 and 2009

Winter Clothing Drive
	PA Class of 2008 with second place SBU Homecoming float
PA Class of 2009 Health Education interactive experience for junior high school students