
THE ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES IN LEGAL MEDICINE

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AAPA Conference 2025 Social Event
🎉 Join Us at the AAPA Conference 2025 Social Event! 🎉
Get ready for a night of great company, delicious food, and refreshing drinks at the AAPA Conference 2025!
May 18, 2025 at The Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, 7:30 – 10:00 pm
P.S. Before heading to the social event, join us for a meetup at the conference center from 5:00 – 6:00 PM! A great chance to connect before the festivities begin.

WHO WE ARE…
As a special interest group of the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA), APALM is open to all AAPA members. Through this website and our academy, we hope to offer information, education and resources to our profession, and to the legal and medical communities.
Our Mission Statement
APALM, as a constituent organization of the AAPA, aims to establish physician associates as leaders at the intersection of healthcare and law, with an emphasis on patient safety, ethical standards, and quality of care through education, service, and collaboration.

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Becoming A Member
APALM is a dynamic community of PAs interested in healthcare safety, clinical risk mitigation, and legal medicine. We encourage AAPA fellow members to join us in striving toward our vision of becoming the foremost authority on behalf of the PA profession within legal medicine.
We also welcome PA students, other healthcare providers, and members of the legal community who share in our mission.
EXPERTISE, EDUCATION and RESOURCES for AAPA MEMBERS and the LEGAL AND MEDICAL COMMUNITIES.

Find an Expert
APALM has 150+ members, many of whom provide medical-legal consulting and expert witness services to attorneys and other legal organizations.

Become an APALM Member
APALM encourages all AAPA members with an interest in legal medicine to become an APALM Fellow member. Annual membership dues are $50.

Request a Presentation
APALM provides risk management presentations to PA programs and insurance organizations throughout the country.
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