Sean O’Brien, PA-C, a member of the medical staff at Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center, was recently elected President of the Physician Assistant Academy of Vermont (PAAV). O’Brien, who joined the staff at MAHHC in 2015, is a 2012 graduate of Franklin Pierce University in Lebanon, NH where he earned a Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies, and also served as president of his class. O’Brien will serve a two-year term as President of the PAAV, where he has been a member since 2009, and previously served as the organization’s treasurer and chair of the public relations committee.
“We are very pleased with Sean’s election to the office of President of the PAAV,” said Gay Landstrom, Interim CEO of MAHHC. “Sean is a dynamic and talented professional, and highly valued by his colleagues and patients here at the Hospital. We know he will provide outstanding leadership to the PAAV in the years ahead.”
According to O’Brien, the PAAV is celebrating its 35th year of helping advance the profession of Physician Assistant. “Our main mission is to promote career education and to support regulatory and legislative initiatives that advance the profession. PAAV also forges and maintains partnerships and working relationships with other health professional organizations on a national, regional, and statewide level. We provide our membership with regular opportunities for Continuing Medical Education pertinent to their clinical practice. I am honored to be selected as the President of PAAV and look forward to advancing the goals of the organization and its members.”
O’Brien began his term as PAAV President in June, 2016 and will also preside at the organization’s annual board meeting at the conference in January, 2017, celebrating PAAV’s 35th year. The conference, “Dedicated to CME Excellence,” will be held at the Equinox Resort in Manchester Center, Vermont.
About Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
Founded in 1933, Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is a not-for-profit community hospital including the Critical Access-designated Mt Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, Vermont, and Ottauquechee Health Center in Woodstock, Vermont. Affiliated with Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the Hospital provides people in communities across the Upper Connecticut River Valley with primary care and a comprehensive suite of specialty services, along with 25 inpatient beds, an Emergency Department, a therapeutic pool and an acclaimed Rehabilitation Center including ten inpatient beds. Mt Ascutney Hospital is a recipient of the national Foster G McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service, one of the most prestigious awards in healthcare, and is accredited by both the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) at the highest level possible.